Former England captain and commentator Michael Vaughan Praise for young Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) opener Abhishek Sharmadrawing comparisons with Indian batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal’s meteoric rise after his heroics in the ongoing IPL 2024.
Vaughan noted that Jaiswal rose quickly through the IPL ranks to the Indian cricket team and had a significant impact on Test cricket. The Englishman believes Abhishek has the potential to follow a similar path in all three formats of the game.
Michael Vaughan predicts a bright future for Abhishek Sharma
He further highlighted Abhishek’s technical skills and even compared his batting style with legends like Brian Lara and Yuvraj Singh. Vaughan expressed his confidence in the talent of the SRH star as he predicted that the young all-rounder could soon become one of the best Indian batsmen in the IPL.
His comments came after Abhishek delivered another Man of the Match performance for SRH in the ongoing IPL 2024 on Sunday, May 19. The 23-year-old played a smash hit of 66 runs off just 28 balls, combined with five boundaries and six sixes, against Punjab Kings (PBKS).
With his fantastic knock, the left-handed batsman helped SRH chase the target of 215 runs set by the Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the final over with four wickets in hand and five balls to spare at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. on Sunday.
Abhishek Sharma could follow Yashasvi Jaiswal’s path: Michael Vaughan
Cricbuzz quoted Michael Vaughan as saying: “If we go back to the story of Yashasvi Jaiswal, he quickly jumped through the IPL and the Indian side. He has been a revelation in Test cricket. It’s probably early to say this, but Abhishek could do exactly the same. He could easily do the same thing in all three formats. The technical side of him is excellent.
He has a willow swing a la Brian Lara and Yuvraj Singh. Yashasvi has been a wonderful story, you don’t see many like it. They just arrived on the international stage and it seems like they’ve been playing for 15 years. But I think Abhishek is not far away. When you think about how much talent he has and how many great Indian batsmen there are in the IPL, he is at the top of the tree. Fantastic.”
Notably, with the impressive win over PBKS, SRH finished the ongoing IPL 2024 league stage in the top 2 of the standings with 17 points, and will now face Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in Qualifier 1 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on May 21.
On the other hand, Abhishek has been singing with the bat in the ongoing IPL 2024 as SRH’s opener has so far amassed 467 runs at an average of 38.92 and a strike rate of 209.41 in 13 games . Abhishek also hit the most sixes in the ongoing IPL 2024, with 41 sixes to his name.
