Asia Cup: Abhishek Sharma's 'L' celebration against Pak: Who was it aimed at?

Abhishek Sharma has explained the crushed down his now-viral “L” solemnisation during India’s six-wicket triumph implicit Pakistan successful the Asia Cup Super Four signifier successful Dubai. The young batter produced a blistering 74 disconnected 39 deliveries, tearing into Pakistan’s bowling onslaught to assistance India pursuit down a 172-run people with ease.

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His innings, which included a 24-ball half-century, which was besides the fastest by an Indian against Pakistan, acceptable the code for a ascendant show astatine the Dubai International Stadium. After reaching his fifty, Abhishek blew kisses toward the stands wherever his household was seated, earlier raising his manus to signifier an “L” gesture. The solemnisation sparked curiosity, with galore fans speculating astir its meaning. Post-match, helium explained the thought down it. “This is love, it is simply a solemnisation for those who enactment the Indian team. This is for India,” Abhishek told skipper Suryakumar Yadav successful a video posted by BCCI.Watch Abhishek's mentation here The 25-year-old added that the beingness of his household made the evening adjacent much memorable. “It is precise peculiar due to the fact that I consciousness their grounds is going precise good for me. Whenever they come, we person won the crippled one-sidedly. Even today, we won the contention one-sidedly.

It is simply a peculiar feeling erstwhile household members come,” helium remarked. Talking with his captain, Abhishek besides drew a idiosyncratic transportation betwixt his innings and his father, Raj Kumar Sharma. “Today I remembered my dada due to the fact that of the mode you were lasting and saying instrumentality 1 run, helium utilized to bash the same, sitting successful beforehand of the show screen. That’s wherever I wage the astir attraction to. I americium utilized to it, and you asked maine 2 to 3 times to propulsion for a single,” Abhishek told Suryakumar successful the video.

Abhishek’s explosive sound and his heartfelt solemnisation combined to marque the nighttime a memorable 1 for some the subordinate and the Indian supporters.