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Suryansh Shedge in line for maiden ODI call-up for New Zealand tour
Mumbai all-rounder Suryansh Shedge is a strong contender for his maiden ODI call-up for India’s tour of New Zealand, starting 22 October. The 23-year-old impressed against Australia A, taking four wickets in one match and scoring a match-winning 66 in another, after recovering from a hamstring injury.
A BCCI source told PTI that Shedge has a very high chance of making the ODI squad because Nitish Kumar Reddy, the first-choice pace all-rounder for Tests, will not play all five ODIs on the tour, needing red-ball preparation instead. Hardik Pandya’s fitness remains uncertain. The five-match ODI series begins 4 November in Auckland. India Today reports the schedule has caused heartburn as only a two-day window exists between the fifth ODI on 15 November and the first Test on 19 November, after New Zealand Cricket requested extra matches.
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Both sources report the same BCCI source, quoted by PTI, that Suryansh Shedge is likely to get an ODI call-up because Nitish Kumar Reddy must rest for Tests. India Today adds a scheduling conflict: New Zealand Cricket’s request for extra ODIs left only a two-day window for Test preparation, causing heartburn. It also names interim selection committee chairman Pragyan Ojha. News9 omits those details and reports Hardik Pandya’s fitness as unknown without the scheduling context. The balanced reading is that the selection call is driven by roster management, not by Shedge’s form alone, and India Today’s extra details make the team management’s predicament clearer. India’s ODI squad announcement is due before the tour starts on 22 October.
Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): news9live.com (neutral report), indiatoday.in (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
