"Mind is somewhere else": Yuvraj’s Father exposes Abhishek Sharma’s indiscipline lifestyle
Published - 25 Mar 2026, 07:35 PM | Updated - 25 Mar 2026, 07:36 PM
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Yograj Singh, a former Indian cricketer and father of Yuvraj Singh slammed Abhishek Sharma, accusing for being indisciplined after winning the T20 World Cup 2026. The 68-year-old claims that instead of paying focus on practices, the batter has been doing reels since the team was crowned as the winner of the T20 World Cup 2026.
Most of the cricket fans and experts believed that Abhishek Sharma would have a stellar run in the flagship tournament. Take a step further, some even predicted that the batter could emerge as the highest run scorer as well. The reality is something else. The opener flopped in parts of the tournament.
Why Abhishek Sharma failed to impress in the T20 World Cup 2026? Yograj Singh explained
Abhishek Sharma started his T20 World Cup 2026 campaign with a hat-trick of ducks. In total, the batter scored only 141 runs in eight games at an average of 17.62. In the final, the southpaw smashed a half-century against New Zealand.
The former cricketer said that Abhishek Sharma failed because he was not focused on his tasks. Instead of maintaining a balanced lifestyle, Yograj stated that the 25-year-old walks around doing reels.
"You fail because your mind is somewhere else. What is happening to Shubman Gill, Abhishek? The failure comes only when your mind is diverted somewhere else. That is what is happening with Abhishek. The guy walks around doing reels, that isn’t his job. He should bloody well go to bed at 9 PM, wake up at 5 AM, and play a thousand balls," Yograj said on Insidesport.
Parties, girls, money, shooting all the time: Yograj Singh
Yuvraj Singh is the mentor of Abhishek, who helped the emerging batter to develop batting skills. Yograj believes that Sharma will need another age to go closer to his son.
"It would take him another age to go closer to Yuvraj Singh. The whole universe works on discipline. That’s how cricketers should work. Where are cricketers going wrong? Parties, girls, money, shooting all the time," the veteran said further.
The former cricketer is disgusted with Sharma's batting approach as well
In the interview, Singh bluntly mentioned that he is very much disgusted with Sharma for his batting approach. Yograj criticised Sharma as he often looks to smash the bowlers for maximums.
"I’m very disgusted with him (Abhishek Sharma). There are times when I drop him messages – don’t take this game for granted. He will always say ‘yes, sir’. There is something called a single, a double, and a boundary. Every time you cannot hit the ball in the air. You cannot keep hitting sixes and entertaining the crowd. You will fail", Yograj Singh said.
The Indian team management, led by the head coach Gautam Gambhir, backed Sharma heavily during the bad patch. Despite back-to-back flop shows, the management never opted to drop him from the team. The batter paid off the trust by registering the half-century in the final, for the winning cause.
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