Explosive India National cricket team opening batsman Abhishek Sharma has felt inferior to his childhood friend Shubman Gill, later after the Indian team came in front.
Abhishek Sharma also revealed how the conversation with the legendary all-rounder Yuvraj Singh brought a huge change in his mindset and pushed him to achieve success.
Abhishek Sharma won the tournament player in Asia Cup 2025
Left -arm inaugural batsman Abhishek Sharma set fire to the Asia Cup 2025 and scored for the India National Cricket Team led by Suryakumar Yadav.
Abhishek began his dominance from the first game as he played a 30-run Quickfire knock against the UAE, and in the second high-profile game against Pakistan, he once performed fearless batting and scored 31 runs chasing. Against Oman, he scored 38 runs to finish the group stage with three 30.
He further stepped into the Super Four Stage, and broke sensational 74, 75 and 61 in matches against Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Although he failed in the final, he had already made enough to secure the player of the tournament award.
Abhishek Sharma, overall, scored 314 runs in the competition, on an average strike rate of 44.85 and 200.00 as the leading run-gold in Asia Cup 2025.
Paji told me directly, “I am not preparing you for the state team – Abhishek Sharma
In a recent conversation with the Champions, Abhishek Sharma recalled with Shubman Gill and Yuvraj Singh having lunch when the mythological all -rounder told him that he was preparing them to represent India.
“At that time, I was struggling a little to be very honest. I was not even in the IPL, and I was not even in the eleven of the team to play. Shubman was already playing for India. I used to tell myself that, yes, yes, I am a little delayed, I am a little delay, I am a little delay, I am behind them all – I was already, I was an artist, so I was an artist, so I was an artist.”
“Then, when Paji called me home, Shubman and I was sitting with Paji having lunch. Paji directly told me,” I am not preparing you for the state team, I am not preparing you for IPL, I am not preparing you just to handle things. ” I am preparing you to play for India. You have to win matches for India. Write it and keep it. “And he said,” Next, the next two, three years Max, “said Abhishek.
I mean, it was from the person I had made the idol – Abhishek Sharma
Abhishek Sharma added a person whom he had idolated; After such belief on him, he inspired him to work hard towards achieving his goals.
“I mean, it was from the person I had made the idol. If he is saying this, it means that he has a lot of faith and faith in me. I thought by myself, yes, this is something. After the camp, after the camp, I felt that my goal is something else. I am ready to do something bigger – to perform for India and lead the innings.
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