Yuvraj Singh is my idol; Kane Williamson is the best captain of all time: SRH's INR 6.5 crore recruit Abhishek Sharma [Interview]

All-rounders have always been an “X Factor” for whichever team they play for. Besides, every side needs an all-rounder for striking the right balance. Thus, there are always a lot of expectations from youngsters who perform both the roles, i.e. batting and bowling. As far as youngsters go, there aren’t too many all-rounders as talented as Abhishek Sharma. He is considered as the next big thing in Indian cricket and his numbers are impressive as well.

Owing to the same, eyes of many team officials lit up when Abhishek’s name popped up in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 mega auction. The southpaw’s bidding started at INR 20 lakh and multiple teams showcased intrest in him. After beating the likes of Punjab Kings and Gujarat Titans, Sunrisers Hyderabad managed to reacquire his services for a whooping INR 6.5 crore. IPL 2022 Auction Live Updates.

Hence, Abhishek has become a hot property in the cricketing circle and expectations are high from him.  Notably, the youngster burst onto the scenes in the U19 World Cup in 2018. He played an integral role in India’s title-winning campaign and subsequentlt bagged an IPL contract.

Making his IPL debut for the Delhi Capitals (then Delhi Daredevils) in the eleventh edition of the league, he scored a breathtaking 19-ball 46. The fact that Abhishek was able to hit three consecutive boundaries against a world-class pacer like Tim Southee spoke volumes of his ability. The batting all-rounder was then traded to the Sunrisers Hyderabad, and represented them for three seasons.

With a healthy strike rate of 139.01 in his T20 career so far, it wouldn’t be an overstatement to say that the 21-year-old has a lot of potential. CricTracker caught up with the all-rounder in an exclusive interview, wherein he spoke about a lot of things. From his favorite captain of all time to his favorite movie, he addressed a lot of things.

Here are some excerpts from the interview:

Your funniest dressing room memory from U19 WC 2018?

Danced like clowns after winning a match. Riyan Parag started it and we all joined him.

Prithvi Shaw or Shubman Gill ? Who is the most annoying to accompany on a flight?

Prithvi Shaw

Your career’s best moment?

U19 World Cup and my debut in IPL

A habit you would like to get rid off?

Laziness

Cars or bikes?

Cars

Three words to describe David Warner

Champion, hard worker and a team man

Your cheat meal includes?

Pizza

The best captain of all time is?

Kane Williamson

If you had a super power, what would that be?

To fly anywhere, that would be the best

Your cricket idol is?

Yuvraj Singh

Calling or texting?

Texting

The best thing being about a cricketer is?

You are always around your teammates

If you could swap lives with a cricketer for a day, who would you pick?

Virat Kohli, because he’s the most busiest cricketer like we all know.

Fifty squats or deadlifts, what do you dread more?

I think squats

A subject you hated in school

Till seventh I loved maths but after that I started to hate it. I wasn’t regular at school due to cricket so after that I didn’t attend a single class of maths.

Your favorite movie?

I recently watched Spider-man, so it’s really good.

One thing on your bucket list?

I planned this US trip with a few of my teammates, so that’s one thing in my bucket list

Describe your 169* balls from 117 balls knock in three words

Good intent, fearless, proud moment

The best cricket stadium in the world?

Chinnaswamy Stadium

A bowler from the past you would like to face?

Brett Lee or Morne Morkel