By Moneycontrol Sports Desk | December 16, 2024
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Shedge took the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy by storm with two stellar performances in the quarter-final and final of the tournament. He finished the game for Mumbai in pressure situations tremendously well.
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Mumbai needed 65 runs off 29 balls and Shedge took Mandar Mahale to cleaners, striking him for 6, 6, 6, 4 to bring the equation down to more manageable levels.
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In the SMAT final against MP, Shedge walked in when Mumbai needed 46 from 34 balls. He clobbered Venkatesh Iyer for two sixes before smashing Tripuresh Singh for 4, 6, 6 to put a lid on the match.
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It is of no wonder then that Shedge is an admirer of Hardik Pandya and Ben Stokes, two of the cleanest strikers in contemporary cricket.
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Yes, Shedge was picked up by the Punjab Kings for his base price of Rs 30 lakhs at the IPL 2025 mega auction last month in Jeddah.
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The 21-year-old Mumbai batter made his First-Class debut earlier this year against Bengal at Eden Gardens.
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“I really love his work ethic. He is someone who puts in hard yards. He’s a phenomenal talent. He’s that kind of a player who is always there for the team,” said Shreyas about the wonderkid.