Following the formation of the new government, authorities ordered the setting up of detention centres for undocumented Bangladeshis and Rohingya refugees across the state.
Sooryavanshi was named in India’s T20 squad for the tours of Ireland and England, along with the Asian Games squad, after finishing as the top run-scorer in this year’s Indian Premier League.
Should Sooryavanshi go on to make his debut against either Ireland or England, he would become the youngest player to represent an Indian men's senior team, bettering great Sachin Tendulkar, who made his debut aged 16