{"id":22350,"date":"2026-06-16T21:42:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T16:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/sri-lankan-players-should-also-be-educated-india-coach-breaks-silence-on-vaibhav-sooryavanshi-controversy-cricket-news\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T21:42:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T16:12:24","slug":"sri-lankan-players-should-also-be-educated-india-coach-breaks-silence-on-vaibhav-sooryavanshi-controversy-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/sri-lankan-players-should-also-be-educated-india-coach-breaks-silence-on-vaibhav-sooryavanshi-controversy-cricket-news\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Sri Lankan players should also be educated&#8217;: India coach breaks silence on Vaibhav Sooryavanshi controversy | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-131772476,imgsize-711090,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/vaibhav-sooryavansh-confrontation-with-sri-lanka-a-player.jpg\" alt=\"'Sri Lankan players should also be educated': India coach breaks silence on Vaibhav Sooryavanshi controversy\" title=\"Vaibhav Sooryavansh confrontation with Sri Lanka A player\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Vaibhav Sooryavansh confrontation with Sri Lanka A player\">Vaibhav Sooryavansh confrontation with Sri Lanka A player<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>India spin bowling coach Sairaj Bahutale has addressed the controversy involving teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi following the heated scenes that unfolded after India&#8217;s dramatic defeat to Sri Lanka A in the Tri-Nation A Series in Dambulla.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>The 15-year-old found himself in the spotlight after a confrontation with Sri Lanka A players at the end of a tense encounter at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium on Monday. India A suffered a heartbreaking loss in the Super Over, leaving their hopes of reaching the final hanging in the balance, but the post-match altercation quickly became the major talking point.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/> <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>Fresh details later revealed that Sri Lanka A player Vishen Halambage allegedly initiated the exchange after the hosts secured victory.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>\u201cMatch over\u2026now you go home,\u201d Halambage reportedly told Sooryavanshi. The remark triggered a reaction from the young Indian batter, who responded verbally before pushing the Sri Lankan player. The situation escalated as both players came face-to-face before teammates stepped in to separate them.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>Speaking about the incident during a press conference, Bahutale described the episode as unfortunate but urged caution before passing judgment.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>&#8220;It was an unfortunate incident, but we don&#8217;t know how it was provoked. The way I know <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/vaibhav\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Vaibhav<\/a>, he is a very composed boy.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>The former India spinner said the matter would be addressed internally and stressed the importance of educating young cricketers about conduct on the field.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>&#8220;It was unfortunate, but I&#8217;m sure there are experienced coaches there who will explain things to him. I think the Sri Lankan players should also be educated in terms of how we need to behave, and the same goes for us.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>Bahutale emphasised that Sooryavanshi is still learning and carries significant responsibility as a young international representative.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>&#8220;We will make sure that information is given to him as to why that happened. He is a young kid with a lot of responsibilities and is representing India. I think there will be some understanding, and I&#8217;m sure he won&#8217;t repeat it.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>The India coach also expressed hope that such incidents can be prevented in the future.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/>&#8220;I think such incidents can be avoided.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"34\"\/>Despite the confrontation, players from both teams completed the customary post-match handshakes.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"36\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/news\/sri-lankan-players-should-also-be-educated-india-coach-breaks-silence-on-vaibhav-sooryavanshi-controversy\/articleshow\/131772465.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vaibhav Sooryavansh confrontation with Sri Lanka A player India spin bowling coach Sairaj Bahutale has addressed the controversy involving teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi following the heated scenes that unfolded after India&#8217;s dramatic defeat to Sri Lanka A in the Tri-Nation A Series in Dambulla.The 15-year-old found himself in the spotlight after a confrontation with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22351,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[263],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22350","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22350","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22350"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22350\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22351"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22350"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22350"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22350"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}