{"id":443496,"date":"2024-04-19T06:54:15","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T06:54:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2024\/04\/19\/ipl-2024-harbhajan-singh-hails-ashutosh-sharma-for-winning-hearts-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-04-19T06:54:15","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T06:54:15","slug":"ipl-2024-harbhajan-singh-hails-ashutosh-sharma-for-winning-hearts-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2024\/04\/19\/ipl-2024-harbhajan-singh-hails-ashutosh-sharma-for-winning-hearts-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"IPL 2024: Harbhajan Singh hails Ashutosh Sharma for &#8216;winning hearts&#8217; | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-109425670,imgsize-54838.cms\" \/><\/p>\n<div>NEW DELHI: <!-- -->Ashutosh Sharma<!-- -->, an uncapped batter for the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/teams\/kings-xi-punjab\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Punjab Kings<\/a>, received a ton of plaudits from former Indian spinner <!-- -->Harbhajan Singh<!-- --> for his heroic performance against the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/top-stories\/2018-ipl-auction-complete-ipl-squad-of-mumbai-indians\/articleshow\/62683658.cms\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mumbai Indians<\/a> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Indian Premier League<\/a> (IPL) 2024.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/ipl-orange-cap-winner\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"strong \" frmappuse=\"1\">IPL ORANGE CAP<\/a><span class=\"strong \"> | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/ipl-purple-cap-winner\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"strong \" frmappuse=\"1\">IPL PURPLE CAP<\/a><span class=\"strong \"> | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/points-table\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"strong \" frmappuse=\"1\">IPL POINTS TABLE<\/a><br \/>Ashutosh gave hope for an extraordinary comeback with some excellent stroke play after <!-- -->PBKS<!-- --> were down and dusted.<br \/>Ashutosh hit MI&#8217;s star speedster <!-- -->Jasprit Bumrah<!-- --> with a sweep shot in the 13th over, sending the ball sailing into the stands.<br \/>His shots resonated with the likes of South Africa&#8217;s &#8216;Mr 360 Degree&#8217; Ab de Villiers and India&#8217;s dynamic batter, <!-- -->Suryakumar Yadav<!-- -->.<br \/>&#8220;He plays like Suryakumar Yadav and it is not easy to hit Bumrah for boundaries the way he does. MI won the game but Ashustosh won hearts,&#8221; Harbhajan said on his YouTube channel.<br \/>Before making a name for himself in the current IPL, Ashutosh had to overcome many obstacles in his life.<br \/>Rewinding the clock, Harbhajan recalled the moment the 25-year-old was benched by a Madhya Pradesh coach, which caused Ashutosh to fall into a deep despair.<br \/>&#8220;Ashutosh was rejected by Madhya Pradesh, he played a top knock and it is said that he was in depression. He got a job in the Railways and the best thing that happened was he played for them and struck a half-century in 11 balls. This is a record and it shows the potential of the Ashutosh. Ashutosh has said it on record about the trouble that was caused by the coach,&#8221; Harbhajan added.<br \/>The 25-year-old got PBKS close in the elusive chase, with three towering sixes off Akash Madhwal in the 16th over, bringing down the equation to 27 runs in 24 balls.<br \/>Ashutosh was caught off guard by a slower delivery from <!-- -->Gerald Coetzee<!-- --> in the 18th over. 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