The father of Abhishek Sharma said that Yuvraj Singh was impressed with his son’s batting and that the former Indian star compared Abhishek’s batting style to his own. Rajkumar Sharma, the father of Abhishek Sharma, shared Yuvraj Singh’s amazing response to his son’s batting performance.
Rajkumar said that Yuvraj experienced a sense of playing batting when he witnessed Abhishek Sharma’s feats with the bat. The father of Abhishek Sharma also revealed how much his son has admired Yuvraj, the winner of the T20 and ODI World Cups, since he was a young youngster. In the just-finished IPL 2024, Abhishek was in incredible form, using his batting abilities to assist SRH get to the tournament’s final.
Rajkumar conveyed his appreciation to Yuvraj for all of his efforts throughout the years in training Abhishek. The influence that Yuvraj has on his son’s profession was also acknowledged by Abhishek Sharma’s father.
Yuvraj Singh’s Impact On His Career
Abhishek Sharms’s dad speaking about Yuvraj Singh’s impact on his career. He said :
“I feel very good when world-class players like Yuvraj Singh train young kids then there could not be anything better than that. Yuvi has had a huge impact on his career, he worked really hard and used to make him train all day and night,” Rajkumar Sharma said.
Similar to Yuvraj, Abhishek plays domestic cricket for Punjab and demonstrated his flair and aggression in the game’s shortest format.
Rajkumar also discussed how Yuvraj saw parallels between his batting style and Abhishek’s, who shares the former India player’s talent for bowling left-arm spin.
“He used to consider Yuvraj as his idol and used to say ‘Mai Yuvi paaji ke tarah batting karunga’ (I want to bat like Yuvraj Singh). He used to watch his videos and once they started training together even Yuvi himself said ki ‘mujhe aise lag raha hai mai khud batting karraha hun’ (It seems like I am batting) and then he and his entire team used to train him, Yuvi used to himself stand and watch him bat,” he added.
Abhishek Sharma In This IPL
Abhishek was unstoppable for the SRH in the IPL 2024, amassing 484 runs in 16 games at an incredible strike rate of 204.22 and three fifties. After hammering 42 maximums during the season, he topped the six-hitting charts.
Rajkumar continued by praising his son’s abilities and explaining how his success had brought him into contact with some of cricket’s biggest stars, who had all ultimately assisted him in reaching the pinnacle of success. Rajkumar continued by describing Abhishek’s talent and gifts and how they helped him learn from the game’s legends.
“I used to get good bowlers and he used to hit sixes and even clear the ball out of the stadium. Everyone used to be shocked that a kid hits long sixes. And I used to tell everyone he was gifted. When he got older he went to professional coaches and top players and I thanked them for this result. He met Yuvraj Singh, Rahul Dravid and Brian Lara and started traveling the country and playing well,” Rajkumar said.
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