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India's young batter Abhishek Sharma who is mentored by legendary cricketer Yuvraj Singh finally made his coach proud. He smashed a 37-ball ton and picked two wickets in the fifth T20I against England at the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Yuvraj Singh who is often seen training the young star took his 'X' formerly known as Twitter to praise the batter for his destructive performance against England in the fifth T20I.
"Well played Abhishek Sharma! That's where I want to see you! 🔥 Proud of you" wrote Yuvraj Singh.
With his destructive batting against England, Abhishek surpassed Sanju Samson and became India's second-fastest-century hitter after Rohit Sharma. Rohit smashed a 34-ball T20I century against Sri Lanka in 2017. Apart from the century, Abhishek also becomes India's highest run-getter in a T20I match.
Highest individual scores for India in T20Is
135 Abhishek Sharma vs Eng Wankhede 2025
126* Shubman Gill vs NZ Ahmedabad 2023
123* Ruturaj Gaikwad vs Aus Guwahati 2023
122* Virat Kohli vs Afg Dubai 2022
121* Rohit Sharma vs Afg Bengaluru 2024
Abhishek Sharma after breaking a plethora of records in 5th T20I against England
Abhishek Sharma praised Suryakumar Yadav and Gautam Gambhir for treating him well from the beginning of the series.
"It's a special one, coming for the country, always a great feeling. When I see it's my day, I always try to go from the first ball. And the way the coach and the captain have treated me from the first day. They've always wanted this intent, they've always backed me. When the opponents are bowling 140, 150-plus, you have to be ready a little earlier. Just react to the ball and play my shots. When you're hitting a world-class bowler over the covers [off Archer], it's aways great, but I really liked the shots against Adil Rashid as well" said Abhishek Sharma in post-match conference.
After receiving the Player of the Match award, the young batter also revealed that his mentor Yuvraj Singh will be happy today because he always wants him to bat into the 5th,and 20th over.
Probably he [mentor Yuvraj Singh] should be happy today. He's always wanted me to bat into the 15th, and 20th over, and I've tried to implement that" Abhishek added.
After defeating England 4-1 in the five-match T20I series, Suryakumar Yadav-led India maintained their winning streak after T20 World Cup 2024.
