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In the super four clash between India and Pakistan, opener Abhishek Sharma set the stage on fire with a scintillating knock of 74 runs off 39 balls, smashing 5 sixes and 6 fours in his innings. Throughout his innings, Pakistani fast bowlers Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf tried to get under Abhishek’s skin but the explosive batter seemed unfazed.
After the match, Abhishek Sharma was in a conversation with former Indian cricketer and legendary opening batter Virender Sehwag. In the conversation, the left-handed opener took a dig at the current lot of Pakistani bowlers stating that they failed to challenge him. He also praised Sehwag saying he has smashed better quality bowlers in his career then what Pakistan has now.
“Jo Viru paaji ne bowlers ko maare hue hai, vo bowlers mujhe nahi laggta ab vo hai koi (The bowlers that Viru paaji has hit, I don’t think there’s anyone like those bowlers in the current team),” Abhishek said.
Virendra Sehwag also gave some words of wisdom to the young opener telling him that once legendary batter Sunil Gavaskar had advised him to always convert the 70s to 100s as these opportunities don’t come so often. He told him to never miss out on a hundred or going not out when things are going his way.
“Whenever you reach 70, don’t miss out on 100 because Sunil Gavaskar said to me – when you retire, you’ll remember the innings where you got out on 70 or 80. If you convert those, maybe your career will have more hundreds because these opportunities don’t come again and again. When you’re batting well, on your day, try to go not out – it’s better,” Sehwag said.
