New Delhi. While praising Abhishek Sharma, who is batting at a strike rate of 209.41 in the current Indian Premier League (IPL) season, Sunrisers Hyderabad captain and veteran fast bowler Pat Cummins said that he would not prefer to bowl to the explosive batsman as he is. Very scary. Abhishek has instilled fear in his IPL team and bowlers including Australian captain Cummins in the current season of the league.
“It (Abhishek) is amazing,” Cummins said at the awards ceremony after the match. I don’t like bowling against him. He is scary because he plays fearlessly against fast bowlers and spinners. Cummins also praised Nitish Reddy. Cummins said, “Nitish is a class player, mature beyond his years, understands the game very well. He is a perfect fit for our top order.”
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Let us tell you that Abhishek hit six sixes and five fours in his innings of 66 off 28 balls against Punjab Kings on Sunday, due to which his team achieved the target of 215 runs with five balls to spare. Representing Punjab in domestic cricket, the 23-year-old Abhishek has scored 467 runs at a strike rate of around 210 in 13 matches this IPL season. During this time he has hit 41 sixes and 35 fours. He has become the Indian batsman with most sixes in an IPL season.
Abhishek scored a 21-ball half-century against Punjab, his slowest fifty this season. Earlier he completed 50 runs in 16 balls against Mumbai Indians and 50 runs in 19 balls against Lucknow Super Giants. His strike rate during this period has been 205.64. Abhishek’s best score was an unbeaten 75 against Lucknow Super Giants.
Tags: Abhishek Sharma, IPL 2024, Pat Cummins, Sunrisers Hyderabad
First published: May 20, 2024, 09:45 IST