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Brett Lee backs Vaibhav Sooryavanshi amid age doubts
Australian fast bowler Brett Lee has dismissed questions about 15-year-old Indian cricketer Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s age, calling them irrelevant. Lee, speaking to a news outlet, said he only cares about the youngster’s talent…
The Story in Brief
Australian fast bowler Brett Lee has dismissed questions about 15-year-old Indian cricketer Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s age, calling them irrelevant. Lee, speaking to a news outlet, said he only cares about the youngster’s talent and potential to play at the highest level.
Age doubts about Sooryavanshi persist outside India, Lee admitted, despite his performances in domestic cricket. The teen from Bihar has drawn comparisons with Sachin Tendulkar for his early exploits. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has faced criticism in the past for lax age-verification protocols.
The Indian Opinion
The Indian cricket machinery loves a teenage prodigy, but the age-fraud shadow follows every new face. Brett Lee’s support is welcome, but it does not erase the BCCI’s own failure to enforce a clean age-verification system. Instead of feel-good praise, why not publish Vaibhav’s bone-testing report? That one document would settle the doubters and protect his career from a lifetime of whispers.
Source: sports.ndtv.com
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