Abhishek Sharma’s bat, three fours! Prince Yadav reveals the secret behind the Indore vs West Indies cameo
Abhishek Sharma and Prince Yadav (Image credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: Indian fast bowler Prince Yadav made a valuable contribution with the bat in the third T20I against West Indies in Indore. After India won by 14 runs, Prince revealed that he used Abhishek Sharma’s bat to score his quick runs.Prince hit three fours in the final over as he finished with 13 runs off six balls off the bowling of Shamar Joseph. His cameo helped India post 223/5 in 20 overs at the Holkar Stadium.Prince also impressed with the ball, conceding just 20 runs in his two overs during the death overs when West Indies needed more than 15 runs per over.
Abhishek gave his bat to the prince
Prince revealed that Abhishek lent him his bat before his innings and also warned him.“Obviously brother, it’s great to contribute to the team, whether it’s with the ball, the bat or the field. So I feel good. Abhi bhaiya gave me his bat earlier and said, ‘don’t embarrass the bat’. So I kept her honour,” Prince told bcci.tv in a post-match chat with Abhishek.Appreciating Prince’s ability to score quick runs, Abhishek said the fast bowler has the power to hit boundaries. He added that fans will see more of Prince’s batting skills in the future.
“In Delhi it is famous for single phatti”
Abhishek explained that Prince developed his batting skills by playing one-on-one matches in Delhi.“I have seen his batting; if anyone hasn’t seen it, he is known for ‘single phatti’ in Delhi. Single phatti means one-on-one matches. In that you have to bat and mix it up. So he has a knack for hitting sixes and fours. We saw a bit of that today and we will see more in the future. In terms of power, Abishou said,” Abishou said.
Prince plans to use Abhishek’s bat again
Prince also said he used Abhishek’s bat during India’s tour of Ireland, where he hit a six. Abhishek recalled that shot when the two were discussing Prince’s portrait.“I played with Abhi bhaiya’s bat in England (Ireland) as well,” said Prince, before Abhishek joked, “he hit a six there.”Prince continued, “Yeah, I’m in Ireland too and he hit a six here. So next time I’ll take bhaiya’s bat.”Abhishek agreed to lend him the bat again and replied, “Granted”. Prince then thanked the India opener.
Shreyas Iyer praises Prince’s late contribution
India captain Shreyas Iyer also praised Prince for helping the team to a strong total with his late cameo.“We steadied the ship in the middle order as well. That took us to a creditable total of 223. Even Prince coming in and playing that cameo at the end, those were useful runs, I felt,” Shreyas said in the post-match presentation.India’s 14-run win gave them a 2-1 lead in the five-match T20I series against the West Indies.
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