Former India National Cricket Team spinner Harbhajan Singh lavished rich praise on young batter Abhishek Sharma after his heroics in the 5th T20I against England National Cricket Team. He correlated the batter with Travis Head, Virender Sehwag, and Viv Richards, saying that on his day he takes the game away from the opposition.
Abhishek Sharma has put a massive stride forward in his career on the international stage. The batter has set the stage on fire in T20Is and this was evident during the last T20I of the recently concluded five-match series against England National Cricket Team at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Abhishek Sharma slammed his second T20I century
Abhishek Sharma was at his brutal best as he took the game away from the England National Cricket Team with his power-hitting. The opening batter looked in sublime touch as he played some gorgeous shots and hit the bowlers all over the park with ease.
Abhishek slammed his second T20I century, and en route to that, he slammed the second-fastest half-century for India in 17 balls. Not only this, but he also hit the second-fastest century for India as he slammed the ton in just 37 balls and made everyone stand and applaud him.
Abhishek ended with a whirlwind innings of 135 runs off 54 balls. He batted with a strike rate of 250 and slammed 7 fours and 13 sixes in his innings. He also went on to register the highest individual score for India in T20Is.
These kinds of players are the ones who take the game forward – Harbhajan Singh on Abhishek Sharma
Harbhajan Singh lauded Abhishek, saying that such kind of players take the game forward. He also batted for the inclusion of the batter in Tests, saying that the team needs a player of the Sehwag mould in format. Speaking on his YouTube channel, he explained:
“On his day, he just takes the game away. Travis Head does it, Virender Sehwag used to do it, Viv Richards used to do it. These kinds of players are the ones who take the game forward. Today or tomorrow, his chance will come in Test cricket.
“You always need a player of the Sehwag mould in Test cricket who comes, smashes, and takes the game away. That can be Abhishek Sharma. He can play (Tests), banda todta hai usme bhi (he smashes in that format as well). He is captain of Punjab (in the Ranji Trophy).”
I am looking forward to that period when they will be India’s top 3 – Harbhajan Singh on Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Abhishek Sharma
Harbhajan Singh also talked about Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and Abhishek, saying that he wants them to be the top three batters for India National Cricket Team. He predicted that these three would be playing together for India in white-ball cricket in 6 months. He added:
“I am really looking forward to that period when they will be India’s top 3 [Gill, Jaiswal and Abhishek]. What a batting lineup that will be and those days are not too far away. Maybe in about six months, we will see these three playing permanently for India in white-ball cricket.”
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