Travis Head Reveals Embarrassing Secret Behind Abhishek Sharma's 'Note' Celebration

Sunrisers Hyderabad's attacking opening batter, Abhishek Sharma, put a marquee display of batting blitzkrieg against Punjab Kings on Saturday. The left-handed batter slammed a mind-boggling 141 runs off 55 balls to help his side chase down a target of 246 runs with 2 overs to spare. Pressure was understandably high on the Sunrisers after the franchise had lost four back-to-back matches. But Abhishek's pyrotechniques helped the team lift itself from the bottom of the points table. As Abhishek reached the triple-digit score, he also pulled out a note from his pocket, the secret of which was later revealed by his opening partner, Travis Head. 

 "This one is for Orange Army," read Abhishek's note after he slammed his maiden IPL hundred. In a conversation with the broadcasters after the game, Head revealed that the note had been in Abhishek's pocket since the start of the season. But it was only in the 6th game that he got the opportunity to pull it out. 

 “The note has been in the pocket of Abhishek Sharma for 6 games, glad it came out tonight,” said the Australian batter. 

Abhishek, who had been going through a poor run of form, scored a breathtaking 141 off 55 balls as SRH scripted the second-highest run chase in IPL history to return to winning ways with a comprehensive eight-wicket win over Punjab Kings in a high-scoring encounter here on Saturday.

"This one is very special, because I wanted to break that losing streak. Losing four back-to-back matches was very tough. But we never talked about it in the team. Special mention to Yuvi paji (Yuvraj Singh) and Suryakumar (Yadav) as well. They have been in touch with me," said Abhishek, whose knock helped SRH chase down a massive 245/6 with nine deliveries to spare.

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