After India opener Vaibhav Sooryavanshi smashed his maiden international fifty against Zimbabwe in the first T20I, former India captain Kris Srikkanth said, "This boy is really something special." "How did [India head coach] Gautam Gambhir foolishly drop him, of all people, after three failures to crush his confidence?" Srikkanth added. "I salute Vaibhav for his dedication," he stated.