Shoaib Akhtar Showers Praises On Abhishek Sharma (Source: @shoaib100mph/x.com)
Pakistan’s bowling legend Shoaib Akhter met Abhishek Sharma. Impressed by the young opener, Akhtar couldn’t hold back his praise. The legendary pacer shared the moment on social media, and fans are loving every bit of it.
Shoaib Akhtar’s Big Praise For Abhishek Sharma
In recent times, Team India has found a gem in Abhishek Sharma. The outstanding opener made his T20I debut recently and soon became one of the big faces of India’s T20I side. As Team India is set to take on Pakistan in Dubai, the opener was recently spotted in Dubai along with Pakistan’s bowling legend Shoaib Akhtar. After meeting the Indian youngster, Shoaib Akhtar showered his praises and shared the video on social media.
“I’m glad that I wasn’t born in this era. The reason why people like this young lad. He got a 100 and I watched your innings. It was fantastic, amazing.” Shoaib Akhtar said.
“And I gave him a couple of advice. Don’t leave your strength. At the same time, become a friend to people who are better than you. There is a great life ahead for this young talented guy. I wish him the best of luck. Go, ahead and break all the records. He is a rising star for India.” Shoaib Akhtar added.
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Team India Find A Future Gem In Abhishek Sharma
After having a remarkable IPL season in 2024, Abhishek Sharma sealed his place in Team India’s T20I side as he made his debut in July 2024 against Zimbabwe. After that, there was no look back for him. He just got better and better with the time.
In the recently ended T20I series against England, he set the stage on fire. In 5 matches, he scored 279 runs and batted with a strike rate of 219. 7. In the last T20I match of the series, he played an unreal innings of 135 runs in just 54 deliveries with 7 boundaries and 13 over boundaries. With that, he has become one of the strongest pillars of the T20I side. As the T20I World Cup is coming up next year, he can be a game changer for India.
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