‘He Was Happy When I Got Out...’: Abhishek Sharma Reveals His Conversation With Mentor Yuvraj Singh

After overcoming a terrible start to the Zimbabwe Series, Abhishek Sharma was in full gear at Harare. The SRH opener let his bat do the talking in the second Twenty20 International after Team India lost the opening match. With a century off 47 balls, Sharma made history for the new Indian team with his explosive style and amazing comeback from a difficult situation. After putting up strong figures on the scoreboard, the India opener was ecstatic. The opener celebrated the occasion by calling his guru Yuvraj Singh and his family after the game.

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Abhishek Sharma receives applause from his family members and mentor Yuvraj Singh after his maiden International ton in his debut series for Team India

A debut international century is an enormous accomplishment, and in the second Twenty20 International, Abhishek Sharma unloaded an inferno against the Zimbabwean bowlers. The opener discussed his innings and gave a particular appreciation to Shubman Gill for lending him his bat for the innings in a video that the BCCI posted on X (formerly Twitter). The opener then called on his family, who, having witnessed his blistering knock, appeared overjoyed. Abhishek Sharma then called the legendary Yuvraj Singh, who was his mentor. Singh complimented him on his amazing performance against Zimbabwe.

"I'm very proud. You deserve it. Many more to come, this is just the start," said Yuvraj.

Abhishek then revealed his conversation with the former Indian batter, revealing that he was still happy even though the opener walked back for a duck and that it was a good start.

"I spoke to him yesterday (Saturday) also, and I don't know why he was very happy when I got out on zero. He said that's a good start but he must be very happy and proud just like my family," said Abhishek.

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After struggling in the first half of the series, Team India finally levelled the score after stifling the Zimbabweans to win by 100 runs. Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rinku Singh, and opener Sharma all displayed resilience and self-belief by putting up significant runs on the board. The bowling was also impressive, as Avesh Khan and Mukesh Kumar both claimed three wickets to halt Zimbabwe's momentum. The way the new Team India overcame a significant deficit to defeat the minnows and establish their dominance says loudly.