Abhishek Sharma : Journey from police suspect to match winner

The 8th game of the Indian Premier League 2024 took place between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. Young batter Abhishek Sharma was outstanding in this match and put up a great show. This young talent becomes a well known face after this match. However, the path was never easy for him as before the commencement of IPL, he became publicly controversial and got interrogated by the police.

There were lots of praises for Abhishek Sharma after this match but in the meantime, an old issue has also become a subject matter. Abhishek Sharma’s name was occurred in the case of the suicidal death of model Tanya Singh. 

Police Interrogated Abhishek for a suicide case

28 year old model, Tanya Singh had committed suicide in her house in Surat and then the police had also asked some questions with Abhishek Sharma about this. Some reports were about Tanya Singh having sent her messages to Abhishek before killing herself. The reason why the police wanted to ask questions to Abhishek Sharma was that they suspected that he had something to do with this suicide. As media coverage claimed, He kept quiet even when he had been accused and interrogated.

After the interrogation, Some media coverage started portraying him as a suspect. This cost a lot on his reputation. However, he was determined and focused on his game. Yuvraj Singh also helped him to shape his career. At the time of covid pandemic, Yuvraj singh mentored Abhishek in a closed door camp. Abhishek believes that Yuvraj has changed his perspective towards the game. 

Abhishek shines in IPL 2024

This determination is now reflecting on his performance in IPL 2024. Abhishek Sharma scored 63 runs with a help of 3 fours and 7 sixers in 23 balls against Mumbai Indians. Besides this, Abhishek Sharma made the fastest half-century for Sunrisers Hyderabad in this match. The game-changing point from this match was when Abhishek Sharma scored his half-century in merely 16 balls.

Abhishek Sharma has already appeared in 2 games for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL 2024. The first battle was against Knight Riders Kolkata when he made 32 runs in 19 balls while using four boundaries and one six to aid him. He had a strike rate of 168.42 in this match, whereas in the match versus MI, his strike rate was 273.91. This dedication of Abhishek Sharma is surely a motivation for all the young players out there.