Hyderabad: Abhishek has become the batsman to play the biggest innings in the history of IPL. This match and innings became memorable forever for Abhishek's father who came to see his batting on the field for the first time.
However, there was a moment in the middle of the match when Abhishek's father started cursing himself, but the 24-year-old batsman finally put an end to all the superstitions of his father.
141 Runs In 55 Balls
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Abhishek played a memorable innings of 141 runs in 55 balls. During this innings, Abhishek hit 14 fours and 10 sixes. In the history of IPL, no batsman from Hyderabad has hit more sixes than Abhishek in an innings. Abhishek father had never seen his son playing live in the stadium before.
Abhishek father said, 'I am a little superstitious. I used to think that if I stay on the field, Abhishek will not be able to do well. Even last night when Abhishek got out on a no-ball, for 30 seconds I was blaming myself for it. After this, Abhishek's bat started raining sixes. I stood there throughout his innings.'
Abhishek Calls His Parents
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Abhishek convinced his parents Actually, before this match, Abhishek Sharma's bat was completely silent. He could score only 51 runs in five matches. This was the reason why he called his home and asked his parents to come watch the match. Abhishek's father said that earlier he did not wanted to go, but after his son's repeated requests, he decided to catch the flight to Hyderabad. Abhishek has become the Indian batsman to play the biggest innings in IPL.
