“Pehli ball te lappa nahi maaranga”: Yuvraj Singh’s happy birthday post for Abhishek Sharma

Former India cricketer Yuvraj Singh on Friday shared a special birthday message for his charge Abhishek Sharma, wishing the Indian opener a year full of runs and centuries.Yuvraj played a big role in Abhishek’s journey to international cricket. The youngster has become the number one batsman in T20I and established himself in India’s T20 setup.Yuvraj shared a light-hearted video on Instagram and wrote a message for Abhishek, who turned 26.“Sir Abhishek, it’s your birthday. What an auspicious day. Love the person you’ve become – share and care for those around you and a leader! Always learn from your failures and willing to put in more hard work each time! Wishing you a year of runs and lots! Lots of love always,”The video showed the bond between the two, with Yuvraj teasing Abhishek during practice. In one clip, Yuvraj made Abhishek do sit-ups and asked him to promise not to play a rash shot on the first ball.“Bol mai pehli te lappa nahi maaranga,” said Yuvraj as Abhishek held his ears and did sit-ups.“I won’t pick up the first ball,” replied Abhishek.The video also featured moments of Yuvraj, Abhishek and Sanju Samson watching Wimbledon from the stands. In another clip, Yuvraj asked Abhishek:“What do you want?” Abhishek replied, “Aapka Aashirwaad,” to which Yuvraj said, “Always.”Abhishek has already made his mark in international T20 organisations. He scored two centuries and 11 half-centuries in 55 innings for India.He also holds the second-fastest T20I century by an Indian, reaching the landmark in 37 balls against England last year. Only Rohit Sharma has scored a faster T20I hundred for India when he scored in 35 balls against Sri Lanka in 2017.Abhishek will next be seen in India’s three-match T20I series against Afghanistan in New Delhi. He will be looking to improve on the mixed drive in the recent series against Ireland, England and Zimbabwe.The left-hander has scored just half-centuries in his last 10 T20I innings and has been dismissed in single figures in each of his last four innings.