New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- Abhishek Sharma hoped that mentor Yuvraj Singh will be a happier person after the India opener slammed a record-breaking 135 runs against England in the fifth T20I on Sunday at the Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai. Sent into bat first, India were off to a flier with Abhishek Sharma clobbering the likes of Jofra Archer, Mark Wood, Brydon Carse all over the park.

An attacking batter just like Yuvraj Singh, Abhishek Sharma first raced to a 17-ball fifty before reaching three figures in 37 balls, becoming the second-fastest Indian to a T20I hundred. Rohit Sharma had hit a 35-ball T20I century for India against Sri Lanka in 2017.

To add to that, his 135 is the highest individual score by an Indian in a T20I, surpassing Shubma...