How many cricketers can brag about the fact that they've been trained by Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman, Yuvraj Singh, Brian Lara and Gautam Gambhir? Abhishek Sharma is one such batter, as the left-handed dasher makes the world his oyster. The youngster showed the world what he is made of, smashing 135 runs off 54 balls in the fifth T20I againstAbhishek has repeatedly spoken about Yuvraj being his mentor and how the two-time World Cup winner helped shape his game. Abhishek's 50 off just 17 balls against England brought back some fond Yuvraj memories. The mind harked back to Yuvraj's decimation of Stuart Broad during the 2007 T20 World Cup.Abhishek's father and childhood coach, Raj Kumar Sharma, in a chat with The Hindustan Times, revealed Yuvraj's influential role in his son's career going back to the roots. Raj Kumar expressed his gratitude to the former India all-rounder for taking the time to go out of the way and simply being there for Abhishek the entire time. Yuvraj has repeatedly expressed on social media his desire to see Abhishek go all the way and play a big knock. After the initial setbacks, the left-handed batter sure made his mentor proud.Yuvraj Singh has always been for Abhishek. He has made the biggest contribution to his cricket. He has always given him time; worked on him a lot. He first met Yuvraj Singh during the Ranji Trophy. Yuvraj was instantly impressed with his talent. Yuvraj then asked Abhishek whether he would like to train with him. He wanted to prepare him and make him a better cricketer," said Abhishek's father.
"Abhishek then told him 'paaji, mere idol he aap ho. Main to aapko bhagwaan manta hu apna' (You're my idol. I consider you god). I have grown up watching your batting videos. Yuvraj then took Abhishek under his wings and has really developed Abhishek's game. He's had the maximum impact and contribution. No matter where Yuvraj is, he always ensures he speaks to Abhishek. Yuvraj keeps Abhishek with him, no matter if it's 5 days or 10 days, he stays with him and works on his game.
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