The legendary batter Sachin Tendulkar was impressed by SRH’s opening batsmen, Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma, during their match on May 8 in Hyderabad against LSG. Head and Abhishek made the chase look very easy and they got 166 runs in just 9.4 overs. After this win, they have now moved up to third place in the points table.
SRH’s win pushed them to third place in the points table, and Head and Abhishek’s remarkable performance has been earning them praise. While putting it on his official Twitter handle, Tendulkar added his voice to the accolades and termed them as the most destructive opening pair of the tournament.
“A destructive opening partnership would be an understatement tonight. Had these boys batted first, they would’ve scored 300!” said Tendulkar.
The Indian legend suggested that if SRH had batted first, they would have likely scored 300 runs on this wicket.
“A destructive opening partnership would be an understatement tonight. Had these boys batted first, they would’ve scored 300!” said Tendulkar.
The partnership between Head and Abhishek Sharma played a key role in SRH achieving the highest and second-highest totals in IPL history this season.
Earlier this season, they also made the highest score in powerplay against Delhi Capitals.
