Abhishek Sharma has a habit of writing notes at the start of the day. On Saturday morning, this flamboyant opener got a random thought that if he did something, it should be for the Orange Army, who came in huge numbers at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. The left-handed opener stroked his way to a blazing 141 that stole the thunder and helped Sunrisers Hyderabad snap a losing streak to gallop to an eight-wicket win over Punjab Kings in Uppal.

‘This is for Orange Army’

“Usually, I wake up and write something. But today [Saturday] I got a random thought that if I do something, it will be for the Orange Army,’’ said a delighted Abhishek, 24, who took out the note out from his pocket and flaunted the sheet of paper to the crowd, on reaching his century. Though the words were not visible to the naked eye, when the cameras zoomed on the message, it read: “This one is for the Orange Army.’”