Mumbai all-rounder Suryansh Shedge has received his maiden India call-up as he replaces injured Nitish Kumar Reddy in the Men in Blue squad for the T20I series against Ireland and England starting June 26.

India is scheduled to play two T20Is in Ireland this weekend (June 26 and 28), before heading over to England for a five-match T20I series starting July 1.

Nitish Kumar Reddy has suffered a left quadriceps injury after the third ODI against Afghanistan on June 20. After a medical assessment, the BCCI medical team suggested Reddy undergo a period of rehabilitation, ruling him out of both T20I series.

Suryansh Shedge recently played for Punjab Kings in IPL 2026, scoring 158 runs in 7 games with a strike rate of 175.55. He also scored 72 for India A against Sri Lanka A in the recent one-day tri-series in Dambulla.

“Suryansh earned the call-up following a string of impressive performances for India A in the recently concluded tri-series in Sri Lanka. Batting in the middle order, the 23-year-old scored 147 runs in five matches and also chipped in with the ball, bowling 23 overs across the tournament.

He was also one of the standout performers for Mumbai in their victorious Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy campaign in 2024-25, scoring 131 runs at a strike rate of 251.92 in the lower middle order,” the BCCI statement read.

Shedge has made 356 runs in 30 T20 games with a strike rate of 178.89 and best score of 57 and has 13 wickets to his name.

(BCCI inputs)