India World Cup-winning all-rounder Yuvraj Singh lavished praise on young opener Abhishek Sharma after he smashed his maiden century in the second T20I against Zimbabwe of July 7 at Harare Sports Club in Harare. The 42-year-old trained Abhishek during his initial days and was always seen scolding him on social media for his lazy dismissals.
Now after his maiden T20I ton, Yuvraj shared a video on his social media where he revealed how he trained Abhishek. The Clip went viral on social media.
Abhishek Sharma's training video
“Rome wasn't built in a day! Congratulations @IamAbhiSharma4 on the journey to your first International 100! Many more to come 👊💯”captioned Yuvraj on his video.
Abhishek Sharma's conversation with Yuvraj Singh
Earlier, Abhishek Sharma also revealed his conversation with Yuvraj Singh after he got out on a duck.
Making his India debut, Abhishek was out on duck as the Men in Blue lost the first T20I against hosts Zimbabwe by 13 runs on Saturday. But the 23-year-old came back strongly to set the stage ablaze with a blistering maiden century (a 47-ball 100) to fashion India's 100-run win in the second game a day later.
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"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," Abhishek said in a video posted by BCCI.
He credited the hero of India's 2011 World Cup triumph for not only helping him hone is skills on the cricket field but also supporting him in his life away from the field.
"It's all because of him as well, the hard work he has put in (shaping) me. (For) two-three years, he has worked really hard not only on my cricket but off the field (life) as well."
After Sunday's game, Abhishek called Yuvraj, who couldn't be happier for the youngster.
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