Yuvraj Singh had a special message for his charge Abhishek Sharma after the young batsman produced a match-winning knock against Zimbabwe during India’s Super 8 clash in Chennai. Abhishek scored 55 off 30 balls as India won the match by 72 runs in Chepauk on Thursday, February 26, to rekindle their semi-final hopes.
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India’s second Super 8 match against Zimbabwe was a must-win for the defending champions and they put in a good performance. a dominant 72-run victory in ChennaiIndia’s batting order, which struggled against South Africa in the previous match, bounced back impressively and Abhishek’s return to form stood out.
Abhishek had just 15 runs and three ducks heading into the contest and needed a knock to get back into form. He did it in great fashion, hitting four boundaries and four sixes. Right after the game, Yuvraj tipped his hat to his pupil and said that he has once again answered the critics with the bat.
“The best chatter is when you let the bat do the talking! Good innings Abhishek sir, keep it up,” Yuvraj wrote on his Insta story. (Credit: Yuvraj Singh Instagram)
WHAT DID ABHISHEK SAY ABOUT HIS KNOCK?
Abhishek was happy to get back in shape and scored a fifty in the T20 World Cup, saying he wants to spend some time in the middle. The opener also thanked his teammates for trusting him to perform.
“It’s always great when you contribute to the team. And I’ve been waiting for this moment for quite a long time now, so it’s finally happened. I’m really happy,” Abhishek told television stations after India’s innings on Thursday.
“I haven’t even played 10-12 balls in the whole tournament. So I wanted to spend some time and make a special mention of how they’ve treated me so far. It was like at the end, you wouldn’t feel like I’m not scoring goals for the team.”
“And I think in training as well, in the hotels, everyone was just waiting for this moment and everyone was just, you know, reminding me that you know, you’ve done it before and your time is not that far away. You just keep believing. So it happened,” he added.
Abhishek will be back in action when India take on the West Indies in their final Super 8 match in Kolkata on Sunday, March 1.
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27 Feb 2026 10:45 IST
