After Team India’s win in the second T20I against Afghanistan, former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has said that Abhishek Sharma could become a good golfer after he retires from cricket. He added that the Team India star has an exceptional bat swing as well. Afghanistan set India a 160-run target in the second T20I in Delhi on Tuesday, September 15. Abhishek scored 39 runs off 19 balls in the chase as India registered a seven-wicket win with 31 balls to spare.

During a discussion on Sony Sports, Gavaskar said, “It allows him the full swing of the bat as well. If you look at his follow-through, it goes right up there, right behind, almost as if the back of the bat is hitting his backside. It just tells you the timing and the power in that,” the former India captain responded. “It’s amazing to watch that. Maybe a few years down the road, when he is finished with the game of cricket, he can be a good golfer with that kind of a swing.”

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However, Sunil Gavaskar also opined that Abhishek Sharma could become even more dangerous after curbing his instinct to hit virtually every ball.

“Yes, which means he is looking for the long innings. I think that’s another thing that Yuvi has told him – that he has to get hundreds as well, because if he has got to 70 or 80 and there are plenty of overs left, he should be able to get to a hundred,” he said

“At the end of the day, maybe not so much in T20 cricket, but centuries are the innings that make a difference to the result. Anybody who gets hundreds in T20 cricket is a terrific player. There are times when teams total 150-160, so it’s impossible for somebody to get a hundred in that, but if you have got the start that Abhishek seems to get, and even Sanju Samson seems to get, a hundred should be there,” he concluded.