Although Sunrisers Hyderabad could not make it to the playoffs in the 2025 season, Abhishek Sharma’s 141 runs against Punjab Kings is probably one occasion that has reiterated the batsmen’s calibre and SRH’s approach. After the century, Abhishek took out a paper from his pocket on which it was written “This one’s for the Orange Army.” In a recent interview, Abhishek has disclosed about the celebration and how Shikhar Dhawan has told him the importance of manifestation.
“Shikhar Dhawan had told me that manifestation is important, just manifest that you have already done it. He invited me to his home to have this conversation. He made me start writing in a diary. One thing is visualizing that I will do it, and the other is to visualize that I am doing it. That I am the best player of India, I have won many matches for the team, he made me write this,” he said on ‘Breakfast with Champions’.
“I do journaling before every game in the morning. So instead of that, I thought to write a chit. I wrote “This one is for Orange Army”. I kept it in my pocket. When I got to my fifty, I did not remember I had it too. I kept playing and the moment I made a hundred and celebrated, I remembered it and took the chit out,” Abhishek said.
Abhishek revealed that Yuvraj told him during the lockdown that he was preparing him to win matches for India and told him that he would win games for India in two to three years’ time.
“I am very grateful. During the lockdown we would have camps at his place. Me, Shubman, Prabhsimran, Anmolpreet. Basically I needed it. We were going on a flight and I asked him if we could have a camp for a few days. He told yes right away. I was struggling a bit at that time, honestly. I was not consistent in the IPL and I was not even in the playing XI. Shubman was already playing for India.”
“I started feeling that I was behind, as people from my age group were doing well already. We were having lunch at his place and paaji told me straight away that he was not preparing me for the state or the IPL or even to get a cap for India. He told me I am making you ready to win games for India. Write this and it will happen in the next two to three years. After that camp, I realized my goal is something else,” Sharma said on the “Breakfast with Champions” show.
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