New Delhi: This is the time where Former Indian cricketer turned commentator Akash Chopra is going to draw parallels between Sunriser Hotel Hyderabadsense of youth Abhishek Sharmabatting style and signature shots Yuvraj Singh.
After SRH’s stunning chase Lucknow Super Giantshe noted the elegance of Abhishek Sharma that could resemble Yuvraj Singh his mentor’s skills.
“This is a great story, Abhishek Sharma,” he said. “If one compares their batting styles (Abhishek and Head), I feel that Abhishek has a cleaner style than his partner. The back pull is good, it reminds you a bit of Yuvraj Singh, and the lower He further demonstrated how much he changed by scoring an unbeaten 75 which included six sixes and eight fours for the team through this innings. It was quite interesting to note that Chopra observed the contrast in styles exhibited by Travis Hydewhile underlining Abhishek’s fluency of executing cricket shots
“Haider seemed as though he was schooling people like when he was just beating them, but with him it seemed like an extension from cricket shot.” Abhishek also smashed some sixes,” noted Chopra, stressing on his versatility as a player.
Chopra believes strongly in Abhishek’s chances and wants him to be part of the Indian team soon because of his proficiency while attacking.
“I think Abhishek Sharma will be in the Indian team pretty quickly. His name should be there in the Indian team. We can’t say we don’t have any strikers. We have many like these too… You can see Abhishek Sharma among those youngsters who are ready for making it big,” continued Chopra.
“The list is endless now. When you look at so many batsmen none should look back & say we don’t have people who can bat? If we decide to go in the other direction, that is not Indian cricketers’ fault. The future is with you It’s exciting to see how India are going to bat in front of us,” Chopra concluded.
