Sunrisers Hyderabad openers Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma.
| Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar
When Sunrisers Hyderabad acquired Travis Head on the IPL public sale final December, not solely the administration however its younger opener Abhishek Sharma additionally wore a large smile.
“I was really looking forward to batting with him throughout the season and even earlier too,” mentioned Abhishek after the aspect’s massive win over Delhi Capitals on Saturday. “Even the Punjab boys, they all know I used to really admire Travis Head. Luckily we got him in our side.”
Abhishek revealed he retains discussing varied facets of the sport with Head. The two have extra in widespread in addition to being left-handed openers. After rising as an under-19 star, Head had to battle to set up himself on the worldwide degree. Abhishek, too, has been plying his commerce in home cricket for a very long time.
This IPL season, Abhishek is knocking on the selectors’ door by scoring 257 runs in seven innings at a strike-rate of 215.96. He confused that Head has helped him stay centered on the duty at hand.
“I have spoken to Travis about many things. I share a lot with him, so I think I am clear in my mindset and goal,” mentioned Abhishek. About whether or not he anticipated to be known as up to India’s squad, the opener mentioned: “My goal is whenever I get to play, I am going to concentrate on that.”