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Abhishek Sharma one of India’s most explosive T20 batter right now, but there’s one thing even his mentor Yuvraj Singh can’t get from him — his cricket bat.The former India all-rounder, who played a key role in guiding Abhishek’s career, recently shared a funny story about the young star’s attachment to his bats. Speaking at an event where Abhishek was also present, Yuvraj said with a laugh, “You can take anything from Abhishek, but nobody can take a bat from him. Ye mar jayega, pit jayega, ro dega par apna bat nahi dega — he’ll fight, even cry, but won’t give his bat away.”

Click here to watch: Yuvraj Singh’s hilarious revelation about Abhishek SharmaYuvraj further joked that despite having a collection of bats, Abhishek guards them like treasure. “Even if he has ten bats, he’ll say he only has two. He’s taken so many of mine but never parts with his own,” Yuvraj quipped.The light-hearted revelation came just days after Abhishek made history in Brisbane. The 25-year-old became the fastest player in the world to reach 1,000 T20I runs in terms of balls faced, achieving the feat in just 528 deliveries during the fifth T20I against Australia at the Gabba.Although rain cut the game short after just 4.5 overs, Abhishek and Shubman Gill continued their sensational run as India’s new opening pair, hammering 52 runs before the interruption. Together, they amassed 188 runs across the series — the highest by any duo in a T20I series in Australia against the hosts — surpassing the 187-run tally of South Africa’s Dewald Brevis and Tristan Stubbs earlier this year.Currently ranked as the No. 1 batter in T20Is, Abhishek’s love for his bats is surely as fierce as the way he smashes the ball — protective off the field, destructive on it.