The explosive Indian national cricket team opened batsman Abhishek Sharma, and the latter arrived in the Indian team before him, opening up feeling inferior to childhood friend Shubman Gill.
Abhishek Sharma also revealed that a conversation with legendary all-arounder Yuvraj Singh brought about a major change in his way of thinking and pushed him to achieve success.
Abhishek Sharma wins tournament players at Asian Cup 2025
Left-handed opening batsman Abhishek Sharma was able to take the stage at the 2025 Asian Cup and consistently scored runs for the National Indian Cricket Team led by Suryakumalyadav.
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Abhishek began dominance from the first game itself as he played a 30-run quick fire knock against the United Arab Emirates, and in the second famous game against Pakistan he once showed off his fearless batting and blasted 31 runs while chasing. Against Oman, he hit 38 runs and finished the group stage in three 30s.
He also shattered sensationals 74, 75 and 61 in matches against Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, stepping up the game at Super Four Stage. He failed in the finals, but he was already doing enough to secure a player for the tournament prize.
Overall, Abhishek Sharma finished as the lead run getter in the 2025 Asian Cup, averaging 314 competitions with a strike rate of 200.00.
Paji said directly to me, “I’m not preparing you for a national team – Abhishek Sharma
In his recent interaction with the champions about breakfast, Abhishek Sharma recalled having lunch with Shubman Gill and Yuvraj Singh when the legendary all-rounder said he was preparing him to represent India.
“At the time I was very honest and struggling a bit. I wasn’t even consistent in the IPL and I wasn’t playing team play at 11. Shubman was already playing for India. Yeah, I’m a little behind.
“Then when Paji called me home, Shubman and I were having lunch with Paji. Paji told me directly. I’m ready to play for India. You have to win an Indian match. Write this down and keep it.” And he said, “Next, the biggest of the next two or three years.”
So this was from someone I idolized – Abhishek Sharma
Abhishek Sharma added the person he idolized. Having him with such a belief, he motivated him to work hard to achieve his goals.
“I mean, this was from someone I idolatrously. If he was saying this, it means he has a lot of trust and trust in me. Yeah, I thought this was something. After camp I felt that my goal was something else.
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