Allow Suryavanshi time to grow: Kumble

Legendary leg-spinner Anil Kumble has urged caution amid the growing clamour to fast-track Vaibhav Suryavanshi into the Indian team even as he acknowledged the 15-year-old’s remarkable consistency and temperament.

Speaking at a Barclays event on the power of global sport to drive community impact and opportunity at the Cricket Club of India, the former India captain and coach drew parallels with Sachin Tendulkar’s teenage exploits while emphasising the need to allow Suryavanshi the time to grow.