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NEW DELHI: Former India coach Ravi Shastri<\/a> believes teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi could make his senior India debut as early as next month, with the former coach urging selectors to fast-track the Rajasthan Royals<\/a> opener into the national T20 setup.Speaking on The ICC Review, Shastri said the youngster has already done enough to earn an opportunity, suggesting the upcoming Ireland tour in June as the perfect stage for his introduction to senior cricket.\u201cThe door would be three-fourths open,\u201d Shastri said. \u201cIf you want to encourage or get someone young into the setup as quickly as possible, then it\u2019s the T20 format. He is not short by any margin.\u201dShastri wants selectors to move quickly<\/span>The former coach was emphatic that Sooryavanshi\u2019s age should not be a barrier. \u201cA lot of people will ask, is he 15, is he 16, is he 14? I don\u2019t care. I just see the way he is batting at the moment and the way he\u2019s taking on all comers twice his age or maybe two and a half times his age. It doesn\u2019t matter to him,\u201d Shastri said.He added that the teenager could already slot into multiple international sides. \u201cThis guy can walk into a lot of sides in world cricket at this current moment. Just look at the exuberance of youth, and that youth shows on his face.\u201dSooryavanshi\u2019s rise has been rapid. Fresh from helping India win the Under-19 World Cup earlier this year, the left-hander has exploded in the IPL<\/a> for Rajasthan Royals, smashing 440 runs in 11 innings at a staggering strike rate of 236.56.India A call-up<\/span> adds momentum<\/span>His season includes a breathtaking 36-ball century against Sunrisers Hyderabad and two fifties, along with a tournament-leading 40 sixes. Shastri said the selectors should act immediately.\u201cSo I think he\u2019s very, very much in the reckoning. And when you have tours of Ireland and all this happening now, I would be looking into him straight away,\u201d he said.That possibility appears to be moving closer. Sooryavanshi has earned an India A call-up for the June tri-series in Sri Lanka involving Afghanistan. A strong showing there could make Shastri\u2019s prediction a reality.<\/div>\n