Former Team India of-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin made a strong statement on young opener Abhishek Sharma in front of the team’s Asia Cup 2025 opener. Ashwin also said that Sharma is an advanced version of legendary cricketer Yuvraj Singh and chose him as a batsman to see him in the Asia Cup 2025.
Sharma, known for his aggressive opening batting, has become a mainstay in India’s T20I squad in recent years. The left -handed batsman has refined his technique and added consistency, provided Team India with a strong start and established himself as a significant contributor at the top of the order.
Abhishek Sharma broke the second fastest T20I century by one Indian
Abhishek Sharma earned opportunities after the retirement of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. He has scored 535 runs in 17 matches at an average of 33.44 and 193.84 strike rates, including two centuries and two fifty, with a top score of 135. He has also contributed six wickets to the 8.05 economy.
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Earlier this year, Abhishek attracted attention by an Indian by scoring the second fastest T20I century. Southpo reached 100 runs off just 37 balls against England.
Sharma trained under Yuvraj Singh during his early years in Punjab cricket. Under the guidance of Yuvraj, he refined his technique and learned to remain under pressure.
Abhishek Sharma is an advanced version of Yuvraj Singh – Ravichandran Ashwin
Ravichandran Ashwin praised Abhishek Sharma for fearless and aggressive batting style. Speaking on his YouTube channel, Ashwin expressed enthusiasm to see how Sharma’s attacking attacker performs under the ongoing circumstances.
Ashwin said on his YouTube channel, “I am keen to see that Abhishek Sharma’s all-out attack approach works on these surfaces. But a player, he is an advanced version of Yuvraj Singh.”
Yuvraj Singh was important in India’s 2007 T20 World Cup win. The left -handed batsman hit the sixth sixes in an over against England and gave a significant innings in the semi -finals against Australia. He was also part of India’s ODI World Cup winning team in 2011.
Shubman Gill has a great chance to finish as the highest run -scorer – Ravichandran Ashwin
During the same video, Ravichandran Ashwin said that vice-captain Shubman Gill would face pressure on India’s return to the T20I side. However, Ashwin said that Gill could become one of the major run-scores of the tournament.
Ashwin said, “Shubman Gill will have some pressure to score runs. So at a strike rate of 140–150, he has a great chance to finish the tournament as the highest run-match,” said Ashwin.
Shubman Gill has not shown in T20I since India’s visit to Sri Lanka in July last July. However, he gave an impressive performance in the IPL 2025 and England Test series, with a strike rate of 578 runs and 139.27 in an average 21 T20I matches of 30.42.
Gill is expected to open with Abhishek Sharma at the top of India’s batting order, with Sanju Samson’s order to be dropped or pushed down. The Gill-Shama pair aims to provide a strong, strong start for India throughout the tournament.
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