'He invited me to his home to...': Abhishek Sharma explains how Shikhar Dhawan's advice helped him to become India's match-winner

India's young batter Abhishek Sharma revealed that legendary opener Shikhar Dhawan told him that manifestation is important and advised the young batter to manifest that he had already done it. Abhishek, who played a crucial role in India's Asia Cup 2025 win, revealed that Dhawan invited him to his place and told him to start writing a diary.

Shikhar Dhawan's advice to Abhishek Sharma

Abhishek was the highest run-getter in the Asia Cup 2025, scoring 314 runs in seven outings, including three half-centuries with a highest score of 75.

"Shikhar Dhawan had told me that manifestation is important, just manifest that you have already done it. He invited me to his home to have this conversation. He made me start writing in a diary. One thing is visualising that I will do it, and the other is to visualise that I am doing it. That I am the best player of India, I have won many matches for the team, he made me write this" said Abhishek Sharma on ‘Breakfast with Champions’.

Abhishek's IPL century celebration with a chit decoded

Abhishek also disclosed his century celebration with a chit in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 against the Punjab Kings (PBKS). Abhishek's Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) had a forgettable outing in the last edition of the cash-rich league, but his hard-hitting 141 runs against the PBKS is probably one occasion that has reiterated the batsmen’s calibre and SRH’s approach. After the century, Abhishek took out a paper from his pocket on which it was written “This one’s for the Orange Army.”

“I do journaling before every game in the morning. So instead of that, I thought to write a chit. I wrote “This one is for Orange Army”. I kept it in my pocket. When I got to my fifty, I did not remember I had it too. I kept playing and the moment I made a hundred and celebrated, I remembered it and took the chit out,” Abhishek said.

Abhishek Sharma's assignment after Asia Cup 2025

After the Asia Cup 2025, Abhishek featured for India A in the second unofficial ODI against Australia A at Green Park Stadium in Kanpur, where the batter got out on a golden duck. The southpaw's next international outing will be against Australia in the five-match T20I series.