In its fifth edition, he is continuing the same way, but with bit more responsibility for Pune Warriors India. According to the leggie, he will mature as a bowler after IPL-V as he is following every word his captain Sourav Ganguly is uttering. “I had a dream of playing under Dada and it came true this season. I have improved a lot after playing under captains like MS Dhoni (for India) and Harbhajan Singh (for Punjab), and now it’s my turn to learn as much as possible from Dada who has produced many champions during his reign as India skipper,” Sharma told MiD DAY yesterday.

Pune’s Rahul Sharma celebrates a wicket against Punjab on April 12. Pic/AFP