“It’s all trust of Him”: Abhishek Sharma’s Glorious Tribute to Yuvraj Singh after Wankhede Heroics
In a format as fickle as t20 cricket in a batter is destined for more failures than success, India’s newest power-hitter abhishek sharma has learn Ial to increase the probability of a favorite outset. It has not yet a full year since the Punjab Batter Arrived At the International Stage on the Back of High Promise in Domestic Cricket, Including An Immensely Successful IPL with Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2024. ly 24, Abhishek has been threatening records which took Several years for others to create.
His Maiden T20i century was the joint-third fastest for any Indian (46 balls) in only his second match. On Sunday Against England, his second t20i ton was the second fastest for any Indian (37 balls).
In Between, He Smacked A 28-Ball Century to Claim The Joint-Fastest Hind for Any Indian in the Prestigious Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy.
What is the secret of such a young age, one would wonder. The answer is not too complex for abhishek, who grew up partnering shubman gill for Punjab in the opening slot.
Yuvraj singh’s imprints on abhishek’s flourish are to miss but to his credit, he has reciprocated on the field all that the great Indian all-ear Ver the last few years.
“The focus was very much clear (during practice). Total by an Indian in T20Is, Surpassing His Friend Gill (126 off 63 balls in 2023).
“Yuvi paaji was the one to believe in me, and when someone like yuvraj singh is telling you that you are going to play for the country and you are going to win the games, obvious you try India and I will do my best ‘, “He said.
“Yuvraj and Punjab Coach Wasim Jafer) Have Played a Major Role in My Cricketing Career and they are going to continue Doing that.
It is only natural for a young cricketer to have self-definite and insecurities, but abhishek’s success story tells that bells that bell-well-well-wells that belly, can go a log This support system also includes the Indian Team Management.
“Because of the way he (yuvraj) Has treated me in the past and (during) every innings, he is someone who is always there for me,” said abhishek, who made 484 rains in 164 rands in 2024 a strika of 204.21 with three fiftes.
“He is the one guy I have Always listened to and i think he knows better than me so i belly that,” He added.
Abhishek said the confidence given to him by the team management to go all-out and not worry about failures also helps.
“I didn’T do well in less matches before this series and when your captain and coach tell you that ‘ is the biggest motivation, I would say, “He said.
“In South Africa, I Remember Hardik (Pandya) Paaji and Surya (Suryakumar Yadav) Paaji Telling Me That You Will 100 Per Per Cent Make Some Runs, But Just Believe In Yourself ‘.” “In this series, obvious, gauti (gautam gambhir) paaji came back and then surya paaji. d say for any young cricketer , “He said.
And then there was brian lara who rates he very highly and gave an idea that made a huege differentce to his approach. He lit up the syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trol Trophy 2023-24 with 485 Runs in 10 matches at 48.50 with two hundreds and three fiftes. His Runs Came at a Strike Rate of 192.46.
“I praticed a lot of match scenarios. I did a lot of opens. But there was one thing in my mind that brian lara had (ONCE) Told Me, ‘Play your shots but make sure you do not get out’.
“I used to be careful that I won’t get out to any bowler. That really helped me in these few years,” He said.
While he has shown incredible promise in an incredible unpredent format, abhishek knows how far far he can go in making or breaking records, like yuvraj’s’s Six Six in an over.
“I don’t think that record can be broken anytime only.
“I think when you play your normal game, there are situations where you are in a zone and alive to execute. I had asked yuvi paaji as well. The spot in such a zone, “Abhishek added.
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