Yuvraj Singh will be happy with me: Abhishek Sharma fulfills his mentor’s wish in IND vs ENG 5th T20I

Abhishek Sharma has made his hero proud with his long, record-breaking innings and a hundred in the IND vs ENG 5th T20I.

The proudest man today, seeing Abhishek Sharma take all the limelight for his scintillating hundred in the India vs England 5th T20I, will be India’s legendary batter Yuvraj Singh. After receiving the ‘Player of the Match’ award for his second-fastest hundred in T20Is, Abhishek Sharma shared that his mentor, Yuvraj Singh, would be happy with his performance.

Abhishek Sharma fulfills his mentor’s wish

Yuvraj had asked one thing from his student: that Abhishek should bat until the 15th to 20th over and guide the team to the winning line. Abhishek fulfilled that request in the IND vs ENG 5th T20I, where, despite scoring a hundred, he batted until the 17th over.

“Probably he [mentor Yuvraj Singh] should be happy today. He’s always wanted me to bat into the 15th, 20th over, and I’ve tried to implement that.”

“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,” he said during the presentation event.

Abhishek Sharma score second fastest hundred in T20Is

Abhishek Sharma become second fastest batter to score century in T20I. He smashed the hundred in 37 balls while Rohit Sharma is the first with 35 balls. He is also just behind Yuvraj Singh to score second fastest fifty in T20Is.