The Indian Premier League (IPL) provides a huge platform for emerging players to showcase their skills, impress selectors, and earn maiden call-ups to the national team as well. Punjab Kings batter Suryansh Shedge, who scored a valuable 57 for PBKS after a top-order collapse and helped the team post 163/9 against Gujarat Titans on Sunday, was asked about his personal ‘race’ as a middle-order batter as well. Shedge, however, insisted that he is not focused on the ‘race’.
“It’s not a race, sir. It’s not a race. We’re here to win the trophy. I look at it from that perspective. That’s the last thing on my mind, progressing in cricket. I just want to give my 100% for the team. So I don’t look at it from that perspective, sir,” he said.
Notably, it was only the second match for Shedge in the IPL this season. When he was asked about the wait for an opportunity, he shared that conversations with coach Ricky Ponting and captain Shreyas Iyer kept him focused.
“I’ve been speaking to Ricky Sir a lot” – Suryansh Shedge
“I’ve been speaking to Ricky Sir a lot. I’ve been speaking to our captain a lot because I know him. So the only thing they tell me is whenever the opportunity knocks, you have to be ready and take it with both arms. So that’s what I tried to do. Since I was young, I’ve always enjoyed having a challenge,” he stated.
“And if I can recall clearly, this season while playing domestic cricket, I think I’ve gotten my team out of trouble as well in the U23s and some other tournaments. So I always like it; I think I thrive in it. And going forward, I can’t anticipate which situation I’m thrown into. I can just be ready for everything. And that’s how I try to prepare. I try to put myself into different scenarios,” Suryansh Shedge concluded.
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