Ajinkya Rahane Tells Vaibhav Sooryavanshi: 'IPL and International Cricket Are Completely Different'

On 6 August 2026, Ajinkya Rahane used the Stick to Cricket podcast to push back on the rush to draft 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi into Test cricket. Mohammad Kaif disagreed on his YouTube channel within hours — arguing the Rajasthan Royals Orange Cap winner should have debuted on India's tour of Ireland rather than waiting for England. What the debate means for the captaincy math.