Abhishek Sharma’s rise in international cricket has been quite rapid. Batting up at the top, the left-hander has made it a habit of smacking the bowlers all around the ground. Brian Lara, who has watched him from close quarters in Sunrisers Hyderabad as coach in 2023, said he should also find a way to get into the Test team of the Indian side.

“Well, I know Abhishek from SRH . I was there during the COVID times, maybe three or four years ago. And he’s an amazing young player. They had a lot of great young players in that squad that I was with, not just Abhishek. But I think he’s something very special. I think Yuvraj Singh had a big influence on him. His bat speed, the way he hits the ball, the way he hits through the ball,” Lara said on the sidelines of the CEAT Cricket Rating Awards

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