Abhishek Sharma recalls Yuvraj Singh’s six sixes ahead of T20I series against South Africa

Durban (South Africa), : Indian opener Abhishek Sharma remembered former Indian all-rounder Yuvraj Singh with 6 sixes in an over during the ICC T20 World Cup 2007 match as he touched down at Kingsmead, Durban for the upcoming T20I series against the Proteas.

In the match against England, Yuvraj became the first international player to hit six sixes in an over in T20Is and the first Indian to do so in international cricket as a whole. He scored 58 in just 16 balls, with three fours and seven sixes that helped India reach a match-winning 218/4 in a must-win match.

“I have been here for the first time, but when I first saw it on TV and now I am here, so it is a dream come true. I was inspired by Yuvraj Singh’s 6-sixes during the T20 World Cup 2007. On my first day here I was trying to figure out where he struck from which side. Then we all started discussing, he hit the first two there and the third was over the point and covered all the areas, Abhishek Sharma said in the video which was posted by the Board of Control for Cricket in India’.

Furthermore, the left-handed batsman said he is confident that Yuvraj Singh will be watching him when he plays for Men in Blue in Durban.

“I was watching the match at home with my family. When we won that match, my whole colony came out and we celebrated the victory. I never thought I would come here then, but I just wanted to play. I’m sure he will also watch the match and it will be a dream for me because I got inspired by watching him play here. I will do my best and make him proud,” the left-hander added.

The four-match T20I series between India and South Africa will start on November 8 at the Kingsmead Cricket Stadium in Durban.

St George’s Park in Port Elizabeth will host the second T20I match between the Proteas and Men in Blue on November 10. The third T20I match of the series will be played on November 13 at the SuperSport Park Cricket Stadium in Centurion. The fourth and final match of the series will take place at Wanderers Stadium on November 15.

Indian T20I squad: Suryakumar Yadav, Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Rinku Singh, Tilak Varma, Jitesh Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ramandeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Avesh Khan, Yash Dayal.

South Africa T20I squad: Aiden Markram, Ottneil Baartman, Gerald Coetzee, Donovan Ferreira, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Patrick Kruger, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Mihlali Mpongwana, Nqaba Peter, Ryan Rickelton, Andile Simelane, Lutho Sipamla, and Tristan Stubbs.

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