Young batsman Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will have changing rooms during India’s T20I in Ireland and England due to child protection laws in the United Kingdom.The 15-year-old is in line to start for India in the two-match T20I series against Ireland, which starts on Friday at Stormont in Belfast. If he plays, he will become India’s youngest cricketer in the world, breaking the bank Sachin Tendulkar‘s long history. Cricket Ireland has confirmed that India will be provided with three separate rooms at the pavilion to ensure that all safety regulations are followed.“The Indian team has been given three separate rooms in the pavilion, and security measures have been advised. We will see to it that everything is done, but the BCCI will run things according to UK law. Our procedures and policies are in line with best practice in the UK,” a Cricket Ireland spokesperson told IANS.Under the arrangement, Sooryavanshi can attend team meetings, brainstorm and spend time with his friends in the main dressing room. However, he has to change his clothes in a separate room because of the rules regarding small children.The same arrangement will continue for India’s five-match T20I series in England, which begins in Durham on July 1.The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has said the ICC’s safeguarding rules will apply during this time, along with the ECB’s Safe Hands policy.“The Cricket Regulator will liaise with the Team Liaison Officer (TLO) for the Indian team to discuss the player’s wishes and expectations while in the UK,” the ECB told The Guardian.The ECB also said security officers at each facility are working with the Indian team’s management to ensure that all room change procedures are followed.To provide further support, the BCCI has arranged for Sooryavanshi’s parents to travel with him throughout the UK tour. He will stay in the team hotel, except for his age.“It is our understanding that the player’s parents will always travel with him. They are staying in the same hotel, which is outside the regular schedule, but they agreed on the occasion because of his age. These additions give us more confidence that they have family members who can provide additional support and care,” the ECB added.The organization of changing rooms for athletes under the age of 16 is common in European sports. Young footballers such as Arsenal’s Max Dowman and Ethan Nwaneri followed the same path before the age of 16.Despite these arrangements, Sooryavanshi is no stranger to large dressing rooms. Earlier he was in the Bihar team, Rajasthan Royals in IPL and India A squads.