{
  "id": 2563037,
  "title": "'He’s Only 15': Rahul Dravid Urges Patience With Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Backs Red-Ball Cricket To Shape India’s Next All-Format Star | Video",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/hes-only-15-rahul-dravid-urges-patience-with-vaibhav-sooryavanshi",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-22T10:37:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/hes-only-15-rahul-dravid-urges-patience-with-vaibhav-sooryavanshi-backs-red-ball-cricket-to-shape-indias-next-all-format-star-video"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former India captain Rahul Dravid has expressed support for 15-year-old cricketer Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, urging patience while he develops into an all-format player. Dravid, who recently coached Sooryavanshi at Rajasthan Royals in the IPL, emphasizes the importance of balancing white-ball and red-ball cricket opportunities for the young talent. Sooryavanshi, who has already made an impact in white-ball cricket, is set to play in the Duleep Trophy to gain more experience in the longer format. Dravid believes that giving Sooryavanshi time and exposure to red-ball cricket is crucial for his long-term growth. The Duleep Trophy and potential appearances in unofficial Tests could provide the teenager with the necessary experience to transition into red-ball cricket at the highest level, potentially becoming an all-format player for India.",
  "summary": "New Delhi: Former India captain Rahul Dravid believes the game needs players like Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to develop into all-format cricketers, while stressing the importance of giving the 15-year-old enough time and exposure to red-ball cricket. Sooryavanshi, who has already made an impact in white-ball cricket, is set to feature for East Zone in the Duleep Trophy as he looks to gain more…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "ESPNcricinfo",
        "title": "Dravid: Need players like Sooryavanshi to play all formats for Test cricket to grow",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/dravid-need-players-like-sooryavanshi-to-play-all-formats-for-test",
        "published": "2026-08-22T05:38:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "‘Sooryavanshi hasn’t played as much red-ball cricket’: Dravid’s blunt assessment",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/sooryavanshi-hasnt-played-as-much-red-ball-cricket-dravids-blunt",
        "published": "2026-08-22T07:53:11.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}