The most important thing Yuvraj Singh has seemingly told Abhisek Sharma is to forget about red-ball cricket: Subramaniam Badrinath

Former Indian cricketer and commentator Subramainam Badrinath has shared an interesting point in Abhishek Sharma’s success in the shortest format of the game, stating the crucial role played by the former all-rounder Yuvraj Singh.

Speaking exclusively on Star Sports, Badrinath asserted that Yuvraj had clearly told Abhishek Sharma to forget about red-ball cricket and instead focus on white-ball cricket, especially T20 cricket, which was the turning point of the opener’s career.

"Yuvraj Singh may have helped him a lot technically and tactically. But I feel where he has helped the most is bringing clarity to Abhishek Sharma. The most important thing Yuvraj has seemingly told Abhisek is to forget about red-ball cricket. He has probably told Abhishek to focus only on white-ball cricket, especially T20 cricket, which comes naturally to him. No one could have given him better advice than this,” Subramaniam Badrinath told Star Sports.

"In recent cricket, people who are playing only one format are doing exceedingly well. It gives them a lot of clarity on their skill sets. Sometimes when you play multiple formats, the formats get crossed over each other and you get confused. Look at Virat Kohli, he is playing only one format and taking his game to another level. Hardik Pandya is playing only T20 cricket and doing exceedingly well," he added.

"It gives a lot of clarity from the physical training and practice when you train for only one format. So you come fresher and much more fitter. It's going to be the future. One-format players will soon become the norm with a completely different T20, ODI, and Test team. It won't take too long before this happens. There will be a pool of around 45 players to play with different teams for each format," he concluded.

Delving into the details of the ongoing T20I series against New Zealand, Abhishek Sharma is the leading run-scorer for India, smacking 152 runs from three innings at an average of 76 and a strike rate of 271.43 with 12 fours and 13 sixes.

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