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Abhishek Sharma scored 37-ball century in opposition to England in Mumbai© BCCI/Sportzpics
India have unearthed one other beautiful T20 expertise within the type of Abhishek Sharma. After a topsy-turvy begin to the T20I sequence in opposition to England, Abhishek confirmed as soon as once more why he’s so extremely rated within the shortest format. The opening batter hit a mind-boggling 54-ball 135 as India secured a surprising 150-run victory in opposition to England within the fifth and ultimate T20I of the sequence in Mumbai on Sunday. Seeing Abhishek train the Brendon McCullum-coached England a brand new ‘Bazball’ lesson, the batter’s mentor Yuvraj Singh shared a worthy submit, praising the southpaw.
Abhishek, who shares a wonderful bond with Yuvraj, one among India’s best middle-order batters ever, gave an epic reply upon seeing the submit.
— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) February 2, 2025
“I think this is the first time Yuvraj has tweeted something without adding ‘I will send a chappal.’ Finally, he is proud of me. So I’m very happy,” stated Abhishek after the match.
India head coach Gautam Gambhir additionally doffed his hat to Abhishek, saying he hasn’t seen a greater T20 hundred than the one scored by the younger opener.
“I haven’t seen a better T20 hundred (Abhishek’s ton) against bowlers who are bowling at 140-150 kph consistently. They (these players) have played a lot of cricket against each other. That’s all Indian cricket is all about us. When results start going your way, everything goes well. Our players know what it means to represent 140-150 crore Indians. For me having Bishnoi and Varun bowling in tandem was really important. We want to try as hard as possible with the bat.
“It is in regards to the prime seven going arduous. He (Dube) in all probability bowled 4 overs at present (laughs.) There isn’t any mounted batting order other than the openers and that is what T20 cricket is all about. We need to play as aggressively as we are able to within the ODIs, need to entertain the group,” Gambhir stated after the sport to the broadcaster.
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