Will Pucovski could make his Sheffield Shield debut at just 18 years of age after being named in Victoria's 14-man squad for this week's match.

The Shield resumes on Wednesday after pausing for the Big Bash, with the Bushrangers hosting New South Wales at the MCG.

Pucovski has earned rave reviews after performing strongly for Melbourne in the first half of the season.

The promising batsman has scored 435 runs at the remarkable average of 108.75 to lead all players in the Premier Firsts competition.

He recorded four centuries and averaged a phenomenal 162.50 at the Under-19 National Championships in December.

Last week Pucovski recorded scores of 43 and 10 in a Futures League match against NSW, whose bowling attack boasted Trent Copeland, Steve O'Keefe and Gurinder Sandhu.

Will Pucovski playing for the CA XI against Pakistan. Pic: Getty More

"It's a lot different," the 18-year-old said of playing in the second-tier competition.

"It's good to challenge yourself against the best. It's a big step up but hopefully I can keep improving."

The teenager might now find himself learning on the fly if he is selected in Victoria's XI on Wednesday.

Regular skipper Matthew Wade, Peter Handscomb, Aaron Finch, Marcus Stoinis and Glenn Maxwell are all with Australia's ODI team in New Zealand, while seamers Peter Siddle and James Pattinson remain unavailable through injury.

"The amount of depth we have in the squad is an example of why we have been so successful over the last few years and secured back-to-back Sheffield Shield titles," Victorian chairman of selectors Andrew Lynch said.

"Despite some injuries and other players being on international duty, we've named a strong squad featuring some young, up and coming talent like Will Pucovski, combined with veterans like Rob Quiney.

"With the strong position we put ourselves in before the BBL break, I'm sure the team can come together and pick up where we left off, and press for a third straight title."

Victoria squad: Cameron White (C), Fawad Ahmed, Scott Boland, Dan Christian, Travis Dean, Evan Gulbis, Sam Harper, Marcus Harris, Jon Holland, Will Pucovski, Rob Quiney, Jake Reed, Matthew Short, Chris Tremain.

- with AAP