Sri Lankan ODI World Cup-winning star Dimuth Karunaratne compared the young batter Abhishek Sharma with legendary all-rounder Yuvraj Singh after his hard-hitting knock during the Asia Cup 2025 Super Four clash against Bangladesh at Dubai International Stadium in Dubai.
Interestingly, Abhishek, who has been compared with Yuvraj, has been mentored and groomed by him during his early cricketing career. Karunaratne took his 'X', formerly known as Twitter, to laud Abhishek for his destructive batting in the Asia Cup 2025.
Watching Abhishek Sharma smash boundaries like this brings back all the memories of Yuvraj Singh in his prime," wrote Karunaratne.
Abhiushek is currently in the form of his life, he is the highest run-getter in the ongoing Asia Cup 2025, smashing 248 runs in his five outings of the tournament, including two half-centuries at an average of 62. His last outing came in India's second Group Stage clash against Bangladesh, where he scored 75 off 37 before getting run out. The opening batter's half-century helped India to put 168 for six in 20 overs.
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During his fearless knock, Abhishek Sharma surpassed Afghanistan's Rahmanullah Gurbaz in the tally of most sixes in the T20I format of the continental tournament. The Indian batter has now 17 sixes in the ongoing edition, and Afghanistan's star smashed 15. Notably, the former India captain is fifth in the tally with 12 maximums in nine outings.
Team India are currently unbeaten in the tournament, defeating UAE, Pakistan and Oman respectively in their Group Stage matches and Pakistan again in the first Super Four. If India manages to defeat Bangladesh in their second Super Four, then they will be all but in the final.