How did luck favor the 23 year old star in two years? Entry in Team India
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who is Suryansh Shedge: After all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy’s exit from the Ireland and England T20 series, the selectors have selected 23-year-old young all-rounder Suryansh Shedge in his place. Before playing a five-match T20 series and a three-match ODI series in England, India has to play a two-match T20 series against Ireland from June 26.
Suryansh Shedge got a chance in the T20 team.
New Delhi. Another Indian cricketer’s dream of being selected in Team India came true when all-rounder Nitish Reddy was ruled out of the upcoming Ireland and England T20 series due to injury. Yes, we are talking about young Suryansh Shedge, who played an important role in India’s victory in the A teams’ ODI tri-series played in Sri Lanka recently. The selectors have included him in India’s T20 team for the tour of Ireland and England. In the last two years, he impressed a lot with his all-round performance, the reward for which has now come in the form of a place in the T20 team. The biggest contribution in Suryansh’s journey to this point was from his mother, who had even left her bank job to make her son a successful cricketer. Let us know about this 23 year old young star…
‘You won’t believe it until you board the flight’
After being selected in the Indian team, Suryansh Shedge is not able to control his emotions. Expressing his happiness in an exclusive conversation with Times of India, he said, ‘To be honest, I still can’t believe it, and I think I won’t believe it until I sit on the flight! This was my dream since childhood. I feel very proud and happy for my parents, because they have made a lot of sacrifices for me. If he had not been there, I would not have become a cricketer today.
Mother had left the bank job
The reason behind this success of Suryansh is his mother’s sacrifice. Suryansh revealed that when he was young, his mother worked in a bank, but she left her bank job to accompany and accompany her to practices and matches. Apart from this, for the last two years, veterans like former Indian batsman Jatin Paranjpe, Manish Bangera and Monty Desai have worked hard in honing his talent, for which Suryansh has expressed his gratitude to them.
Who is Suryansh Shedge?
Right-handed batsman and medium pace bowler Suryansh Shedge plays domestic cricket for Mumbai. His ability to score runs quickly in the lower order gave him a distinct identity. After his brilliant performance in domestic cricket, Punjab Kings bought him for Rs 30 lakh in the IPL 2025 auction. Although his journey in IPL had started in 2023 itself, when he joined Lucknow Super Giants as a replacement player, but he did not get a chance to play that season. However, he did not give up.
Suryansh Shedge got a chance in Team India.
There was a stir in SMAT, luck changed from here
The biggest turning point of Suryansh’s career was the 2024-25 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. He played an important role in making Mumbai champion. Playing the role of a finisher, he scored 131 runs at an explosive strike rate of 251.92. Not only with the bat but also with the ball, he did wonders and took eight wickets in his name. IPL 2026 was brilliant for him, where he scored 158 runs in 7 innings at an explosive strike rate of 175.55. So far in IPL he has scored 165 runs in 10 innings.
Great performance for India ‘A’
Suryansh had a big contribution in making India ‘A’ champion in the recent Tri-Nation A-Series played in Sri Lanka. Batting in the middle order, he scored 147 runs in 5 matches with the help of a half-century (72 runs) and also took 2 wickets at an economical economy of 6.04. If we look at his cricket statistics till now, Suryansh Shedge has scored 356 runs in 30 T20 matches at a strike rate of 178.89 and has also taken 13 wickets at an economy of 10.01. In List A, he has scored 258 runs in 15 matches at an average of 21.50 and taken 11 wickets at an economy of 6.54.
Suryansh showed a strong game for India A.
Now it’s time for the real test
The story of Suryansh Shedge is an example of the fact that dreams can come true when talent is coupled with right guidance, family support and consistent hard work. His journey from making waves in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy to reaching Team India has been completed in just two years. Now all eyes will be on this young all-rounder to see how he capitalizes on the opportunity he gets in international cricket.
About the Author
Shivam Upadhyay is an emerging sports journalist, who has been working as a sub editor in the country’s prestigious media organization Network 18 Group since November 2025. Cricket is the main area of expertise, but hockey and badminton are also…read more
