Yuvraj Singh taunts Abhishek Sharma despite latest heroics vs England

Former India National Cricket Team all-rounder Yuvraj Singh was in awe of Abhishek Sharma's batting in the first T20I against the England National Cricket Team. He rated the opening batter's innings as the top knock and lauded the team for their performance.

India National Cricket Team opener Abhishek Sharma oozed his class with the bat in the first T20I against the England National Cricket Team. In the chase of 133 runs, the young batter came out all guns blazing and ensured his team made a mockery of the target.

Abhishek Sharma first played as a second fiddle to Sanju Samson, who scored 26 runs. But once the keeper-batter was back in the hut, he took the onus to himself and took the attack to the England National Cricket Team bowlers, slamming them all over the park.

Abhishek Sharma got to his half-century in just 20 balls, ending with an innings of 79 off just 34 balls

Abhishek hardly put a foot wrong in his innings as he timed the ball to perfection and ensured that he took his team close to the target. The Southpaw slammed a magnificent half-century and, even after that, batted with great intent, in a hurry to chase the target.

Abhishek got to his half-century in just 20 balls and made almost everyone stand and applaud him at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The batter ended with an innings of 79 off just 34 balls to go with 5 fours and 8 sixes, batting with a strike rate of over 232.

I’m impressed you hit 2 boundaries down the ground aswell - Abhishek Sharma lauded by Yuvraj Singh for his heroics

Yuvraj Singh, who is the idol and teacher of Abhishek, was impressed with the way the batter played shots straight down the ground. Taking to his Twitter account after the first IND vs ENG T20I in Kolkata, he said:

"Good start to the series boys! 🇮🇳 great tone set by our bowlers and well played sir !@IamAbhiSharma4 top knock ‘!! I’m impressed you hit 2 boundaries down the ground aswell 🤪!"

Good start to the series boys ! 🇮🇳 great tone set by our bowlers and well played sir !@IamAbhiSharma4 top knock ‘!! I’m impressed you hit 2 boundaries down the ground aswell 🤪! #indiavsengland

— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) January 22, 2025

Abhishek Sharma slams the 2nd fastest fifty by Indian batter against England in T20I cricket

With his 20-ball half-century, Abhishek joined Yuvraj Singh in the list of Indian batters to get the fastest fifty against England in T20Is. The former India sits at the top of the list with his 12-ball fifty during the famous 2007 World T20 game in Durban, where he scored 6 sixes in an over against Stuart Broad.

Abhishek Sharma is second on the list with 20-ball fifty. The young India National Cricket Team batter will have four more games to better his effort and would be keen to carry on the same performance with the bat in the ongoing series.

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