Iyer, Gill can help ease Suryansh into international cricket: Paranjape

It’s a “lucky break” but Suryansh Shedge can turn his unexpected India call-up into a memorable learning experience by simply being observant inside an experienced dressing room with some help from young captains Shreyas Iyer and Shubman Gill, says his mentor and former national selector Jatin Paranjape.

Paranjape, also a former India player who has guided the Mumbai all-rounder over the last one-and-a-half years, said Iyer’s T20 leadership could be particularly reassuring for the 23-year-old Shedge as the two have shared a successful association in Mumbai and Punjab Kings.

“Yeah, I think not only Shreyas but also (ODI captain) Shubman. Because both of them are young captains. And both of them are captains with a lot of empathy,” Paranjape told PTI after Shedge’s maiden India call-up for the white-ball tour of Ireland and England following the injury-forced withdrawal of Nitish Kumar Reddy.

“And they will understand the pressure Suryansh will be feeling, the nervousness that he will be feeling. Shreyas definitely, because they know each other, Suryansh has played under him. So, there will be a lot of comfort.”

With both Pandya and Reddy out of the UK tour, Paranjape feels even in ODIs, Gill can guide Shedge.