Yuvraj Singh, IPL
Yuvraj Singh (Image Credit: Twitter)

Yuvraj Singh was instrumental in T20 cricket becoming famous in India with the focal job he played in India’s triumph in the 2007 T20 World Cup and was a main figure in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for quite a bit of his career.

He keeps on watching out for the upcoming talent in the IPL, which is into its fifteenth edition now, and has seen two or three players who he feels are like the way that he used to bat.

Yuvraj Singh, IPL
Yuvraj Singh (Image Credit: Twitter)

I Think Abhishek Sharma Is A Lot Like Me: Yuvraj Singh

Abhishek Sharma, who plays for Yuvraj’s stateside Punjab and Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL, is one of the players that the former all-rounder said is like how he batted.

Abhishek Sharma. Photo-IPL
Abhishek Sharma. Photo-IPL

“I think when I see Abhishek (Sharma), he reminds me a lot about myself. The pull shot, the backfoot shot he hits, I felt I was very much like him,” Yuvraj said on Sports18.

Abhishek has been intrigued with steady displays for SRH this season. He has scored 331 runs at a strike rate of 132.40 and is his side’s most noteworthy run-scorer.

Shivam Dube Deserves More Chances: Yuvraj Singh

Yuvraj likewise brought up that Chennai Super Kings’ Shivam Dube is another player who is like him. Yuvraj additionally felt that Dube ought to be allowed more opportunities at the top level. Dube has played 9 games for the Chennai Super Kings up to this point, scoring 279 runs at a great strike rate of 160.34.

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Shivam Dube
Shivam Dube
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“Shivam Dube also has that style, but he has been there for a long time. He is 28 years old and I do not know how much ODI cricket he has played. If you feel that guys have the talent, you need to give them more chances. Shivam or anyone, you have to give them more chances to help them get better,” said Yuvraj.

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