Indian speedster Prince Yadav delivered a vital late-order cameo in the third T20I against the West Indies, smashing an unbeaten 13 runs off just 6 balls to provide his team with valuable momentum as well. Following the match, Yadav shared the lighthearted banter that inspired his hitting. He also credited a borrowed bat from Abhishek Sharma for his quickfire knock.

“Obviously, bhaiya team ke liye contribute karna toh acchi baat hi hai, woh chahe bowling ho, batting ho, fielding ho, kisi se bhi kare, toh main bhi bas accha hi feel kar raha hu. Abhi bhai ne woh bat diya tha na mere ko, toh bhaiya bole ki beizzati mat kara diyo bat ki, toh maine uski izzat,” Yadav said in a video released by the BCCI.

“Main England mein bhi khela tha bhaiya ke bat se, chhakka mara tha. Haan abhi maine chhakka mara tha Ireland mein bhi, aur yahan pe bhi, fir bhaiya ka hi bat leke jaunga, agli baar bhi main fir. Thank you bhaiya for the bat,” he further added.

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Abhishek Sharma was quick to back up Yadav’s skills following the third T20I against the West Indies, opening up on the all-rounder’s street-smart cricketing roots in Delhi as well.

“Maine iski batting dekhi hai, agar kisi ne nahi dekhi. Naam chalta hai Delhi mein ‘Single Phatti’! ‘Single Phatti’ matlab hota hai one-one, ek-ek, one versus one, usme batting bhi karni padti hai, bowling bhi karni padti hai, toh isliye. Isme woh talent hai, chhakke chauke maarne ka, aaj dikha thoda sa aur dikhega. But bat to, chalo bat, zor bhi toh chahiye,” Abhishek Sharma said in the video.