Not Abhishek Sharma! Yuvraj Singh's mentee smashes 66-ball century in India A vs Australia A ODI match

Devansh Poddar

Not Abhishek Sharma! Yuvraj Singh's mentee smashes 66-ball century in India A vs Australia A ODI match image

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India's exceptional talent pool and the quality bench strength continue to shine as the Punjab wicket-keeper-batter Prabhsimran Singh smashed a wonderful century in India A's clash against Australia A.

Prabhsimran is one of the few players from Punjab - like Abhishek Sharma, Shubhman Gill - who is mentored by the Indian great Yuvraj Singh.

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Prabhsimran Singh shines, bags a spectacular ton against Australia A

After his amazing display in the Indian Premier League, where he features for the Punjab Kings, the young right-handed opener has now proved his merit at the first-class stage.

India A are currently facing Australia A in a series decider at the Green Park stadium in Kanpur. The two sides were facing each other in a 3-match ODI series ahead of India's big white-ball tour.

Opening the innings, Prabhsimran smashed a 66-ball ton, ending with 102 off 68 balls. Facing a strong Australia A bowling attack, he unleashed on the bowlers as his superb knock included 8 Fours and 7 maximums.

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The young star, who hails from Punjab, has been closely mentored by Yuvraj Singh and has a similar style of aggressive approach.

With consistent performances in the IPL and domestic cricket, the batter is strengthening his case for an India call-up. However, with a fray of batters, including Gill, Abhishek, and Jaiswal already in line, the young star needs to pull off an exceptional display of batting to make it to the side.

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Devansh Poddar

Devansh Poddar is a content producer for The Sporting News' India edition.