My Batting Benefited From Yuvraj’s Technical Adjustments and Lara’s Coaching on Tactics: Abhishek Sharma

My Batting Benefited From Yuvraj’s Technical Adjustments: From 2022, there are lot of changes made in IPL. Sunrisers Hyderabad has been changed lot of people by retaining Abhihek Sharma ahead of the mega auction in 2022.

Recently, Abhishek has played a major role in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy with a strike rate of 192.46. Using the advices which are technical and tactical from Yuvaraj Singh and Brian Lara, he is waiting for breakthrough to relaise India dream.

Yuvaraj has tweeted him a message that “Fad jara ehnu,”  in Punjabi a couple of hours after Shubman Gill smashed 96 off 59 to lead Gujarat Titans to a hard-fought win against Punjab Kings.

Abhishek speaking to Hindustan times in an exclusive chat, he said that,

“I’m very happy for him. We are good friends.”

Abhishek has shown glimpses of his talent at the top of the order, but still waiting for breakthrough season.

“Obviously, I want to shine in IPL, it is one of the biggest tournaments. I believe my best is yet to come.”

“Yuvi paaji always tells me not to think about results. I try to focus on what is in front of me. If I start staying in the present and do well then my dreams will be achieved.

I give my best in whatever I do. If start thinking about selection and having a breakthrough IPL season, then my focus might be lost.”

“The basics are the same. In T20s you try to score off every ball in the other formats, you have that extra time. But I have a simple philosophy. No matter what the format is, if a ball is there to be hit, I go at it with no half-measures.”

“Whatever technical adjustments I needed it was done by Yuvi paaji,”

“He was my idol when I started playing cricket. I always wanted to be like him. I first met him in the Punjab team. He was available for a few matches and I had just entered the team.

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I used to follow whatever he was doing. Then I don’t know how we developed such a strong bond. Maybe he saw something in me. He always guides me.

He really backs me. Whenever I get out for a low score, he always talks to me. He is always very confident about my next match. I get a lot of boost after talking to me. Even off the field, no one can get a better guide than Yuvraj Singh.”

He also added that,

“In the absence of David Warner and Jonny Bairstow, I was given a chance to open the batting. I have been a top-order player always but being an all-rounder, I know, my team might have different plans for me. So I am ready to bat anywhere.”

“When I was with Brian Lara for two years, he told me to be tactical. How to score runs in different situations, how to just take a backseat when bowlers are bowling well. He stressed on planning.

He always talked about targetting bowlers and calculating what runs I would score before the bowler starts to bowl. It gave me more clarity.”

Finally, he concluded that,

“I have always been an all-rounder. I never neglected my bowling and I know I can take wickets with the ball.”