Who are Prince and Suryansh? Those who got rewarded for their stellar performance in IPL 2026, got direct entry into the team.

Prince Yadav and Suryansh Shedge: The second and last T20 match of the series is being played between India and Ireland on Sunday. In the second T20, the Indian team has given a chance to two young players Prince Yadav and Suryansh Shedge in the playing eleven. Prince Yadav, who made his international debut in the ODI series against Afghanistan, has been given a chance in the team in place of fast bowler Prasidh Krishna. The debut cap was handed over to Prince by veteran all-rounder Shivam Dubey. Prince’s cap number is 121.

Whereas, Sanju Samson handed the debut cap to Suryansh Shedge. This is Shedge’s first international match in any format. He got cap number 120. Suryansh was handed the debut cap by wicketkeeper batsman Sanju Samson. Suryansh was not a part of the previously announced team, but after Nitish Kumar Reddy was out due to injury, Suryansh was given a chance in his place and now he has also been given his debut.

Entry into the team due to performance in IPL 2026

The reason behind Prince Yadav and Suryansh getting a place in the team and now getting a chance to debut is their performance in IPL 2026. Right-arm fast bowler Prince Yadav plays for Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the IPL. Prince impressed with his bowling in IPL 2026. The world’s biggest batsmen faced difficulties in scoring runs against him. Prince has pace, bounce, swing, yorkers which trouble the batsmen. This bowler took 16 wickets in 14 matches for LSG in IPL 2026.

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Suryansh is the 120th player to debut in T20.

Whereas, Suryansh in IPL 2026 punjab kings Had played some good innings and showed his potential. Suryansh had scored 158 runs in 7 matches at a strike rate of more than 175. Suryansh is the 120th player and Prince is the 121st player to debut for India in T20. Harshit Rana made his T20 debut for India in January 2025, after which Suryansh and Prince made their debut.

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Vaibhav Suryavanshi has no place in playing-11

All-rounder Suryansh Shedge and fast bowler for the Indian team in this second match of T20. Prince Yadav Has made his T20 international debut. However, India’s young and fast batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi will have to wait longer. Even in the second T20 match against Ireland, he did not get a place in the playing-11, which is bad news for his fans. It is noteworthy that Vaibhav has been in the headlines since he did not get a place in the first T20 match. People want to be given a place in the team.