Abhishek Sharma gives funny reply to Yuvraj Singh on 12 ball fifty - Read Full Report Here

Young and aggressive Team India opening batsman Abhishek Sharma has surprised everyone with his explosive batting performance in the Wellington T20I match against New Zealand. Abhishek Sharma scored a brilliant century in just 35 balls to comfortably win the third T20 match for Team India, and with this victory, the New Zealand team has also lost the series. Following this match winning and historic innings, the young opening batsman gave a humorous and interesting reply to his mentor and former Indian all-rounder Yuvraj Singh. Actually, Yuvraj Singh had congratulated Abhishek for his powerful performance, but he also jokingly mentioned that the left-handed batsman still has not managed to score a fifty in 12 balls. This remark by Yuvraj was a reference to his own record breaking 50 run innings off 12 balls back in the year 2007. After the match when Abhishek Sharma was asked about this playful poke by Yuvraj, he couldn't stop laughing and responded with a smile. He explained in a very mature yet witty manner that making a fifty in 12 balls is much more difficult and challenging than it looks from the outside.

Talking openly about this playful taunt from Yuvraj Singh after the match, Abhishek Sharma said, I don't know what kind of cricket he was playing at that time, but it isn't easy at all, while if any batsman wants to go out there and bat like that, it isn't easy at all. You can't just go and make a fifty in 12 balls. It happens only rarely. Let us tell you that Abhishek's innings was extremely special as he played a whirlwind knock of 113 runs facing just 38 balls. This wonderful innings helped India easily chase down the big and challenging target of 199 runs. 2 hours and won the match by six wickets. With this brilliant victory, the Indian team has taken an unassailable and strong lead of 3 0 in this exciting five-match T20 series, putting the touring side in complete command.

Sharing the winning plan during his innings, Abhishek also made it clear that his and fellow young opener Vaibhav Suryavanshi's main goal was never to achieve any personal milestone or record. They both simply wanted to make full and maximum use of the powerplay and put heavy mental pressure on New Zealand bowlers right from the start, while elaborating on their strategy, he said, As a batsman, we never go for records. We always want to win matches for our team, we want to do the exact same thing in the entire series, and it's good that things worked out well. Abhishek also gave full credit for this brilliant and record breaking innings to India's support staff and coaching team, who specially helped him undergo rigorous training with sidearm deliveries during net practice sessions. Abhishek stated, It's just the hard preparation behind the scenes. I will specially name my coaches because due to sidearm, we keep playing them a lot, while i think as a batsman, that preparation off the field is really important.

During the match, Abhishek Sharma and Vaibhav Suryavanshi wreaked complete havoc on New Zealand bowlers. 1 overs. Young batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi also displayed his aggressive style by scoring a fast paced 45 runs in 19 balls, while on the other hand, Abhishek Sharma smashed a total of 11 towering sixes and nine glorious fours during his innings. Starting the innings, the very first over bowled by New Zealand bowler Jacob Duffy conceded 26 runs, and the Indian batsmen started their onslaught right from the very first ball. The Indian team reached the 100 run mark within just five overs. By the time the powerplay ended, India's scoreboard read 118 runs, which became a new and historic record for the highest score in the first six overs of any T20 international innings. Abhishek completed his blistering half-century facing only 15 balls in his individual knock, and then completed his magnificent century in just 35 balls. After completing his hundred, he celebrated this special achievement with his trademark and famous meditation pose, and eventually got out after scoring 113 runs. On the other hand, batting for New Zealand, Daryl Mitchell played a fighting unbeaten knock of 89 runs from 52 balls. Apart from him, Finn Allen contributed 40 runs in 25 balls and Bevan Jacobs scored an unbeaten 39 runs in 23 balls, due to which the host New Zealand team managed to put a respectable score of 198 runs in their allotted overs, but India chased it down comfortably.