Former Indian national cricket team all-rounder Yuvraj Singh was delighted with Abhishek Sharma’s knocks in the first T20I against England national cricket team. He rated the opening batsman’s innings as the best batting and praised the team for their performance.
Indian cricket team’s opener Abhishek Sharma hit his class with the bat in the first T20I against England national cricket team. Chasing 133 runs, the young batsman gave his all and ensured his team made a mockery of the target.
Abhishek Sharma first played second fiddle to Sanju Samson, who scored 26 runs. But when the wicketkeeper-batsman returned to the hut, he took charge and attacked the bowlers of the England cricket team, smashing them all over the park.
Abhishek Sharma reached his half-century in just 20 balls, finishing with an innings of 79 off just 34 balls
Abhishek hardly put a foot wrong in his innings as he timed the ball perfectly and ensured that he took his team close to scoring. The southpaw hit a magnificent half-century and, even after that, batted with great intent, in a hurry to chase down the target.
Abhishek reached his half-century in just 20 balls and made almost everyone stand up and applaud him at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The batsman finished with an innings of 79 with just 34 balls to go with 5 fours and 8 sixes, batting at a strike rate of over 232.
I am impressed that you hit two boundaries as well – Abhishek Sharma who is praised by Yuvraj Singh for his heroics
Yuvraj Singh, who is Abhishek’s idol and mentor, was impressed with the way the batsman was hitting straight down the ground. On his Twitter post after the first IND vs ENG T20I in Kolkata, he said:
“Good start to the series guys! 🇮🇳 great tone set by our bowlers and well played sir !@IamAbhiSharma4 top shot ‘!! Im impressed you hit 2 boundaries 🤪!”
Good start to the series guys! 🇮🇳 Great tone set by our bowlers and well played sir !@IamAbhiSharma4 top shot!! I’m impressed that you also hit two boundaries down 🤪! #indiavsengland
— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) January 22, 2025
Abhishek Sharma scores the 2nd fastest fifty by an Indian player against England in T20I cricket
With his 20-ball half-century, Abhishek joined Yuvraj Singh in the list of Indian batsmen who have scored the fastest fifty against England in T20Is. The ex-Indian tops the list with his 12-ball fifty during the famous 2007 World T20 match in Durban, where he hit 6 sixes in an over against Stuart Broad.
Abhishek Sharma is second on the list with a 20-ball fifty. The young batsman of the Indian national cricket team will have four more matches to improve on his efforts and would like to continue the same performance with the bat in the ongoing series.
