Young opener Abhishek Sharma shares a well-known close bond with former Indian all-rounder and mentor Yuvraj Singh. After the Asia Cup 2025, he made a significant revelation about how Yuvraj guided him to excel at the top level. Abhishek opened up about struggling during the lockdown and reaching out to Yuvraj Singh for a training camp.
The former Indian star immediately agreed, and Abhishek admitted he had felt left behind during that period.
“I am very grateful. During the lockdown we would have camps at his place. Me, Shubman, Prabhsimran, Anmolpreet. Basically I needed it. We were going on a flight and I asked him if we could have a camp for a few days. He told yes right away. I was struggling a bit at that time, honestly.”
“I was not consistent in the IPL and I was not even in the playing XI. Shubman was already playing for India. I started feeling that I was behind, as people from my age group were doing well already,” he said on ‘Breakfast with Champions‘.
He stated that Yuvraj Singh assured him of preparing to help him win matches for India, with results expected in the coming years.
“We were having lunch at his place and paaji told me straightaway that he was not preparing me for the state or the IPL or even to get a cap for India. He told me I am making you ready to win games for India. Write this and it will happen in the next two to three years. After that camp, I realized my goal is something else,” he added.
Yuvraj Singh’s Mentorship Helps Abhishek Sharma Shine In Asia Cup 2025
Significantly, Yuvraj Singh’s guidance came to fruition when Abhishek Sharma made his international debut in 2024. Since then, he has contributed to multiple T20I victories for India, including earning the ‘Player of the Tournament’ award in the Asia Cup 2025. The 25-year-old also described how Yuvraj focused on intricate details while mentoring players.
“He would sit at home and watch our videos, make notes from it, and then take screenshots from different videos to compare before and after. No one knows Yuvi paaji goes into this much detailing. And while we are practicing for over five hours, he will be there with us throughout.”
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