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Japan captain disappointed by Suryvanshi's absence in India T20 clash
Japan's captain Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming expressed regret that 15-year-old Indian batsman Vaibhav Suryvanshi did not feature in the teams' historic T20 encounter. India won the match by two runs without fielding the teenage prospect.
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Japan captain Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming said he was disappointed not to see young Indian batsman Vaibhav Suryvanshi in action during the two nations' sole T20 international in what marked a historic meeting between the teams.
Suryvanshi, 15, was not included in India's playing XI for the match, missing the opportunity to showcase his talents against the Japanese side. The omission appears to have caught the attention of Kadowaki-Fleming, who indicated he had been keen to observe the teenage batsman's performance.
India secured a narrow two-run victory in the encounter, though the result did little to ease the Japanese captain's disappointment regarding Suryvanshi's non-selection. The match represented a significant milestone in bilateral cricket relations between India and Japan, with both nations seeing the fixture as an important development opportunity for their respective cricket programmes.