New Delhi, Nov 6 (PTI) Brian Lara’s inputs on the tactical side of batting has immensely helped young Abhishek Sharma, whose standout performance propelled Punjab to the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy final in the current season.

The left-handed opening batter, who also bowls handy slow-left-arm orthodox spin, has hit two hundreds and three fifties, including a 77 off 45 balls in the semi-final against Delhi.

In all, he has aggregated 485 runs in the tournament.

Having had a couple of decent seasons for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL, including a 400-plus run edition in 2022, the 23-year-old from Amritsar feels that he isn’t very far from realising his main goal — to don the India Blues.

“Brian Lara would talk to me more about tactical aspects of the game rather than technical one. He spoke about planning an innings, knowing which bowler to attack and in what conditions. He actually helped me read the game better and that’s helping me now,” Abhishek told

Source: PTI News