Abhishek jo IPL 2024 ke shuruaat se hi sabko dikha diya hai ki unke bat se only runs nahi, firecrackers bhi nikalte hain. Unhone 47 innings mein 114 sixes lagaye hain aur is dauraan only Nicholas Pooran 181 sixes ke saath unse aage hain. LSG ke khilaf unhone ek hi over mein 4 sixes laga ke match ka rukh badal diya.
26 run Over – Game Over for LSG
SRH ne 206 run ke chase mein Abhishek ne akele hi power packed reputation ko zinda Rakh diya. Ravi Bishnoi ke 7th over mein 4 chhakkon ne game LSG ke haathon se chheen liya. Powerplay ke baad SRH ki jeet ki sambhavnayein only 48.66% tha. But jaise hi Abhishek ne 26 run ke over kheech diya jo IPL history ka sabse mehnga 7th over hai – Winning chances seedhe 80%+ ho gayi. Aur game wahi pe khatam ho gaya.
200 chase mein Powerplay jitna hi zaroori – Abhishek ka mindset
Player of the match mein Abhishek sharma ne bataya ki: “Jab 200 run chase karna ho toh powerplay use karna hi padta hai. ye hi plain tha first ball se hi attack. Me aur Atharva ne plan banaya tha ki agar ball dekh kar lage toh maarna hi hai”.
Bishnoi ka plan tha, but Abhishek ka intent zyada bada tha
- Bishnoi ne wrong’sus daali, angle banaya, fielding set ki but Abhishek ne sabki dhajjiyan uda di. Unhone:
- First Chhakka long off ke upar se maara
- Doosra long on par
- Teesra Bishnoi ke sir ke upar se – 18 ball aur half century
- Aur phir Bishnoi ne line badly pitch par daala, stumps target kiya but Abhishek ready the, backfoot pe pull shot maar diya aur Pooran bhi boundary pe rok nahi paaye.
Coach Daniel Vettori bhi hairaan nahi hue
Vettori ne kaha: “Hum ab Abhishek se ye expect karne lage hain. Jab wo spin khelte hain toh strike rate alag hi level pe hota hai.”
Pehle bhi CSK ke against Mukesh Choudhary ke over mein 27 runs le chuke hain. Chahe spin hoy a ace, Abhishek kisi ko nahi chhodte.
Only 24 Saal, but world Class T20 finisher ka potential
Wo kehte hain ki T20 mein batters ko apni peak late 20s ya early 30s mein paate hain. But Abhishek ne 24 mein hi jo kar diya hai, wo sapne jaise lagta hai. Aane wale saalon mein agar yeh form chali, toh India ko ek aur Yuvraj Singh jaise match winner mil chuka hai.
