‘Subah Jalandhar, shaam nu Dilli’: Abhishek Sharma’s Fiery Punjabi Speech Before 30th Century Goes Viral – Play

Abhishek Sharma ignited the dead rubber with a 30-ball century as India completed a 3-0 series sweep over Afghanistan with a 127-run victory in the third and final T20I in Delhi on Thursday.Abhishek stormed the Afghan bowling attack and scored 108 off just 34 balls with 11 sixes. His innings took India to 221 for 7 after Afghanistan opted to field first.Afghanistan’s batting again struggled, as it had in the first two matches, and the visitors were bowled out for 94 in 14.1 overs.After the match, BCCI released a video of Abhishek giving an impassioned pre-match speech during the team huddle.In a video shared by the BCCI, Abhishek is seen addressing his teammates during the pre-match huddle in Punjabi, urging them to finish the series emphatically.“I will speak in Punjabi,” Sharma announced to his assembled teammates. “So boys today we are going to play as soormas. Soorma means warriors. The way we have been playing this whole series is exactly how we have to finish it today.”“Warriors never show mercy to anyone. We won’t let them off the hook today. It’s the last match of the series, look at the crowds, we’ll give them full entertainment. Okay? Otherwise, let’s smash it. Chak de phatte, nap de killi, subah Jalandhar, shaam nu Dilli,” he added.Abhishek’s hundred was the fastest by an Indian in T20Is, breaking Rohit Sharma’s record of 35 balls in 2017.It was also the fastest T20I century by a player from a Test nation against another Test nation, overtaking New Zealand’s Finn Allen, who reached the milestone in 33 balls against South Africa earlier this year.With India already wrapping up the series, Abhishek’s innings added excitement to the final match and capped off a dominant performance before the team heads to the Asian Games.