Abhishek Sharma reveals Yuvraj's message after scoring record-breaking century
Abhishek Sharma smashed a record 30-ball century against Afghanistan after receiving advice from mentor Yuvraj Singh to avoid forcing shots and rotate the strike. He scored 102 as India posted 221/7 and won by 127 runs. Abhishek finished the three-match series with 229 runs, including two centuries, responding strongly after facing pressure following a difficult Zimbabwe series.
Abhishek Sharma delivered a record-breaking performance in India's third and final T20I against Afghanistan at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. The left-handed batter smashed 108 runs off just 34 balls, breaking the record for the fastest T20I century by an Indian and becoming the fastest batter from a Full Member nation to score a T20I century.
Abhishek also equalled Virat Kohli's tally of 10 T20 centuries and smashed 11 sixes during his explosive innings, extending his own record for the most sixes by an Indian batter in a T20I series.
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