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Pakistan's legendary fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar heaped praise on Abhishek Sharma and called the India youngster 'exceptional talent' backing him to do 'wonders in years to come'. In the recent T20I series between India and England, Abhishek slammed the opposition bowling attack all over the park and now it looks like he's supporting Team India as a fan from the outside in Dubai for the Champions Trophy clash between India and Pakistan. Akhtar met Sharma on the eve of the IND-PAK match.
He showered praise on Abhishek Sharma for his recent T20I century against England at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Also Read - 'I have won my fans back': Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya addresses IPL 2024 hostility "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. And I gave him a couple of advice," Akhtar said in a video posted on his official X account.
"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," he added. Sourav Ganguly wants Abhishek in ODIs Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has urged for Abhishek Sharma to make his ODI debut soon. "The way Abhishek Sharma batted in the T20I series (against England) was unbelievable for a left-hander.
There is no reason why he can’t play one-day cricket. A player like Abhishek Sharma would be in any cricket team in the world," Ganguly said while speaking at an event in Kolkata. Abhishek Sharma has represented India in 17 T20Is so far, scoring 535 runs at a remarkable strike rate of 193.
85 with two hundreds and as many half-centuries. His 54-ball knock in the final T20I against England has raised a lot of praise for the youngster with fans and cricketers from all around the globe impressed with his sensational batting. Notably, he has yet to debut in ODIs despite nearly cementing his spot as a T20 opener.
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