The present article will be discussing the fact that Sidhu is one of those commentators that never shies away from expressing his opinions, especially when it comes to recognizing young talents.
Sunrisers Hyderabad entered the IPL 2024 final by beating Rajasthan Royals by 36 runs in a thrilling match at Chennai.
The left-arm spinner Shahbaz Ahmed and all-rounder Abhishek Sharma were the stars of the game as they took five crucial wickets between them to cause major disruptions to Rajasthan Royals’ batting line-up.
He was suddenly transformed into an excellent bowler than before as he had only bowled three overs across fourteen games up until this pivotal night in his career.
While bowling, he could produce more dip and turn than he ever did before and it came as a surprise for all spectators on both sides of the players’ area.
Sidhu however gushed over him after being asked about Abhishek’s performance in IPL, lavishing praise on him and emphasizing his potential to make a big impact at international level.
“Yeh baccha taiyaar hai. He has the temperament to play in international cricket and he feels he belongs to the area. He is ready to make India proud,” said Sidhu on Star Sports.
Shahbaz bowled brilliantly for figures of 3/23 whilst Abhishek offered some solid support claiming 2/24. They combined for nine disciplined overs which cost just 57 runs on a dry pitch where no dew favored their crafty spinners’ guile tactics.
As Abhishek’s star continues to rise in domestic and franchise cricket, one naturally wonders whether he is ripe enough for international cricket or not? However optimistic Sidhu thinks that this guy has all things it takes him through at most levels.
He scored three blazing fifties so far totaling 482 runs at a strike rate of 207.76 off fifteen matches.
