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July 1 did not bring the much-awaited good news for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. India yet again left out the 15-year-old prodigy for the first T20I of the five-match T20 series against England source https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/it-will-put-him-under-more-pressure-sunil-gavaskar-blunt-as-vaibhav-sooryavanshis-wait-for-debut-continues-11714887#publisher=newsstand

England's chase of 190 remained a non-starter after the heavens opened up during the innings break. source https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/rain-abandons-1st-t20i-between-india-and-england-after-shreyas-iyer-abhishek-sharma-shine-11714963#publisher=newsstand

Indian cricket team management is firm in its stand that Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will have to wait for his opportunity before he gets his senior debut. Or, that is what the team is saying officially. source https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/i-dont-see-it-shreyas-iyer-hits-vaibhav-sooryavanshi-hype-out-of-the-park-as-call-for-debut-rises-11709692#publisher=newsstand

Kylian Mbappe scored twice and Michael Olise was in scintillating form as France beat Sweden 3-0 at the World Cup on Tuesday and set up a last-16 clash with Paraguay. source https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/kylian-mbappe-scores-twice-as-france-breeze-past-sweden-into-fifa-world-cup-2026-last-16-11710075#publisher=newsstand

England have their tactics drawn up for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi even as suspense prevails over the Indian batting sensation's T20I debut in the series opener at Chester-le-Street on Wednesday. source https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/weve-got-our-tactics-harry-brooks-england-prepared-for-vaibhav-sooryavanshi-challenge-11709482#publisher=newsstand

New Zealand boosted their chances of qualifying for next year's World Test Championship final after beating England in the third and final Test in Nottingham on Monday by 160 runs, clinching the series 2-1. source https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/updated-world-test-championship-points-table-after-new-zealands-big-win-over-england-in-3rd-test-11704005#publisher=newsstand