Lucknow: Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) wicketkeeper batsman Heinrich Klaasen's ability to hit sixes is amazing. He plays big shots against spinners while standing. In the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, he has hit a lot of sixes and entertained the fans. Now former Indian veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has revealed the name of the Indian player who hits like Klaasen. Let us tell you that Harbhajan believes that Punjab Kings (PBKS) young batsman Prabhsimran Singh hits sixes like Henrique.

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Actually, Klaasen's ability to hit sixes while standing makes him different and this season he has hit 31 sixes. Looking at Prabhsimran's batting, Singh feels that if any player hits sixes like a wicketkeeper batsman, then it is Prabhsimran. Let us tell you that this young player has played important innings for his team many times this season. In this episode, while talking on Star Sports, Harbhajan has given a big statement after seeing his batting in the match played against Hyderabad.

He said, “Prabh Simran Singh has hit this shot exactly like Heinrich Klaasen. The way he hits a six, Prabhasimran has also hit it in the same way. “He has shown a small glimpse of Klaasen.”

This reaction of the former Indian player has come at a time when the 23-year-old scored a half-century during the match played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. During this, Vijayakanth Vijayakanth came to bowl in the 11th over from Hyderabad. The right-handed batsman hit a six on the fifth ball of this over and Harbhajan has compared it to Klaasen. During the match played against SRH, he faced 45 balls and scored 71 runs with the help of 7 fours and 4 sixes.

Prabhsimran Singh's performance in IPL 2024

The 23-year-old player could not perform as well as expected this season but he has played important innings on many occasions. In IPL 2024, the young batsman played a total of 14 matches, in which he scored 334 runs with an average of 23.86 and an impressive strike rate of 156.81. During this period, two half-centuries have come from his bat.

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