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[VIDEOS] Abhishek Sharma - The new potential great from India

What a special player and talent! What a knock against a top-quality bowling side in the 5th T20I against England

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Fastest T20I hundreds in T20Is bw FM teams (by balls)
35 David Miller vs Ban Potchefstroom 2017
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37 Abhishek Sharma vs Eng Wankhede 2025
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40 Sanju Samson vs Ban Hyderabad 2024
 
A stunning aesthetic century from the left-hander. That was a treat to watch. 🔥
 
It is early to tell.

He mostly played at home and in Zimbabwe. It is easy to do well when you are playing at home.

His real tests would be during ICC events and when India play away (against top oppositions).
 
sweep_shot said:
It is early to tell.

He mostly played at home and in Zimbabwe. It is easy to do well when you are playing at home.

His real tests would be during ICC events and when India play away (against top oppositions).
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Did you check the shorts he plays. Those are pure cricketing shorts with power. No slog shorts. Definitely has batting talent wirh great hand speed. Hitting a 150+ ball for 6 and timing it to the perfection is not a joke man. Now it's upto his dedication. Has all the elements of success
 
What a talent..it was eye pleasing innings today. Makes you fall in love with cricket.
 
Indian management must think about abhishek/nitish role at 7 in odis. Both can bowl 5 overs along with hardik for full quota.
 
Vikram1989 said:
Indian management must think about abhishek/nitish role at 7 in odis. Both can bowl 5 overs along with hardik for full quota.
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Abhishek, Parag. Even Venkatesh Iyer is good option for T20 down the order. Infact a great floater. India is spoilt for riches in both limited over formats. We are stuck with these washed up oldies.
 
jnaveen1980 said:
Abhishek, Parag. Even Venkatesh Iyer is good option for T20 down the order. Infact a great floater. India is spoilt for riches in both limited over formats. We are stuck with these washed up oldies.
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Now odi series and ct are too big for oldies to escape criticism after stupendous success of t20 team.they can't hide or mask with pr.everything is wide out in open with domestic matches failures .
 
Vikram1989 said:
Now odi series and ct are too big for oldies to escape criticism after stupendous success of t20 team.they can't hide or mask with pr.everything is wide out in open with domestic matches failures .
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Heck AYush Badoni totally outplayed Kohli in that Ranji game. HE is not even in the pecking order.
 
jnaveen1980 said:
Heck AYush Badoni totally outplayed Kohli in that Ranji game. HE is not even in the pecking order.
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Ayush Badoni is a decent batter with a FC average of 55. Virat is done in Tests and I hope he realises it soon. No point in playing FC now, it will only further emphasise the point.
 
India needs to continue with both Sanju and Abhishek and still somehow got to incorporate Jaiswal in the T20 squad. Not sure who gets dropped.
I feel Gill and Pant do not deserve a T20 spot. They have shown nothing to warranty a place in the T20 team.
 
Champ_Pal said:
India needs to continue with both Sanju and Abhishek and still somehow got to incorporate Jaiswal in the T20 squad. Not sure who gets dropped.
I feel Gill and Pant do not deserve a T20 spot. They have shown nothing to warranty a place in the T20 team.
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You have to set the expectations high. Unfortunately nobody gets 60 match trial like ROhit gets these days. So they are in a position to deliver within 2 or 3 matches given the bench strength. It is infuriating to watch Rohit taking up the spots of youngsters when he himself benefitted only because of the exit of Indian seniors.
 
jnaveen1980 said:
You have to set the expectations high. Unfortunately nobody gets 60 match trial like ROhit gets these days. So they are in a position to deliver within 2 or 3 matches given the bench strength. It is infuriating to watch Rohit taking up the spots of youngsters when he himself benefitted only because of the exit of Indian seniors.
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Rohit and kohli are most shameless people/superstars ever represented indian team .too much nauseating stuff.
 
jnaveen1980 said:
You have to set the expectations high. Unfortunately nobody gets 60 match trial like ROhit gets these days. So they are in a position to deliver within 2 or 3 matches given the bench strength. It is infuriating to watch Rohit taking up the spots of youngsters when he himself benefitted only because of the exit of Indian seniors.
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Yup. Rohit could not find a permanent spot until Gambhir, Sehwag etc retired rather forcefully by Dhoni.
 
Gill will have to be utterly shameless to get in to t20 squad as opener.

Probable t20 squad for long time

Jaiswal
Abhishek

sky
Tilak
pandya
nitish
parag
rinku
Dube

Wk set
Samson(as we need a wk opener to include all our mo options)
Jurel

Spinners
Varun
Bishnoi
Axar
Washi

Pacers (as per availability and priority)

Arshdeep
Rana
Bumrah
Mayank
Don't know the status of Mohsin and Tyagi.

Soon to be expected ones are Raghuvamsi from kkr.
 
Success of Samson and Abhishek in T20 format proves how late we were in getting rid of oldies like Rohit and Kohli. They were like dinosaurs in a constantly evolving format like T20.
 
MP2011 said:
Success of Samson and Abhishek in T20 format proves how late we were in getting rid of oldies like Rohit and Kohli. They were like dinosaurs in a constantly evolving format like T20.
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Also this kings, queens, princess culuture has to be eliminated. ONly way we can achieve this is by asking everyone to play the same way. There should be no anchor role where these kings statpad and say "If he had not played that way we would have been all out for 50 runs"
 
Really nice to see so many lefties coming through for India after many years of 'all right' top orders.

Jaiswal, Abhishek, Tilak, Rinku, Sai Sudarshan hope to see all these guys have good successful international careers over the next 5 years
 
Abhishek Sharma has impressed several former cricketers with his sensational hundred against England in the 5th T20I. Kevin Pietersen shared his thoughts while speaking to the host broadcasters:

“This is the best T20I innings I have ever seen in my life. I would be interested to watch that future match where Abhishek plays a better innings than this one in the future. I don’t think he would be able to do that."

“He was unstoppable in Mumbai and some of his shots were effortless and went a long way into the stands. It was raining fours and sixes when he was at the crease.”
 
MP2011 said:
Success of Samson and Abhishek in T20 format proves how late we were in getting rid of oldies like Rohit and Kohli. They were like dinosaurs in a constantly evolving format like T20.
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Hitman in T20s was never a liability. Without him we wouldn’t have won the T20 World Cup. He was instrumental in the win against Aussies in SF.
 
Salman Butt, while discussing the comparison between Sanath Jayasuriya and Abhishek Sharma on a YouTube channel, said:

"Sanath Jayasuriya was a completely different kind of player. He was incredibly effective, an outstanding player, and a match-winner. But Abhishek Sharma looks much classier. He has the outlook of a proper batter. As for the impact, both players share similar qualities in terms of putting pressure on the opposition. Jayasuriya could play huge innings, he was destructive, and he could win matches. Abhishek Sharma has that same potential, but when it comes to the strokes, execution, and technique, Abhishek Sharma stands out as better."
 
Bhaijaan said:
Hitman in T20s was never a liability. Without him we wouldn’t have won the T20 World Cup. He was instrumental in the win against Aussies in SF.
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SF was not the only game that was played on that tourney.

He was a miserable failure in all other games.

As I have always said, we won that tourney despite the oldies, not due to them.

Likes of Abhishek and Samson would have been an upgrade over Rohit.
 
MP2011 said:
SF was not the only game that was played on that tourney.

He was a miserable failure in all other games.

As I have always said, we won that tourney despite the oldies, not due to them.

Likes of Abhishek and Samson would have been an upgrade over Rohit.
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We won the tournament despite tactical failures and old guard but we may have crushed opposition with jaiswal, rinku ,abhishek etc. Its not sf but a league match where we dont have any implications but for Aussies it's do or die.its an ideal situation for rohit to go berserk.
 
Vikram1989 said:
We won the tournament despite tactical failures and old guard but we may have crushed opposition with jaiswal, rinku ,abhishek etc. Its not sf but a league match where we dont have any implications but for Aussies it's do or die.its an ideal situation for rohit to go berserk.
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Semis was a decent innigs .it can be achieved by jaiswal or gill too.
 
FearlessRoar said:
Salman Butt, while discussing the comparison between Sanath Jayasuriya and Abhishek Sharma on a YouTube channel, said:

"Sanath Jayasuriya was a completely different kind of player. He was incredibly effective, an outstanding player, and a match-winner. But Abhishek Sharma looks much classier. He has the outlook of a proper batter. As for the impact, both players share similar qualities in terms of putting pressure on the opposition. Jayasuriya could play huge innings, he was destructive, and he could win matches. Abhishek Sharma has that same potential, but when it comes to the strokes, execution, and technique, Abhishek Sharma stands out as better."
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He should keep quiet! Yeh awaam ko paagal banata rehta hai!
 
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Thanks Wasim bhai. What a moment for young Abhishek. Getting all the love and best wishes from the legendary Wasim Akram. Remember each and every word he said. Put your head down and keep performing.
 
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Champ_Pal said:
His style of batting gives heart burn and indigestion for Indian fans too. But he is an all rounder like his Guru Yuvraj. So he can contribute in more than one way.
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just needs to work once in a while. that is t20 cricket.

a 25 off 10 is also good.
 
AMSS said:
Yuvi is ageing BADLY. It must be the unhealthy lifestyle telling on you after years stack on. I feared Sachin would age terribly post retirement - short guys tend to look terrible if they put on even a bit of weight - but credit to the champion, he's maintained himself well.
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Yuvraj is in peak dad body. It is how a healthy tall is naturally supposed to look like. I’m ok if he’s not doing anything unnatural to stay lean.
 
Highest individual scores in the IPL
175* - Chris Gayle (RCB) vs PWI, 2013
158* - B McCullum (KKR) vs RCB, 2008
141 - Abhishek Sharma (SRH) vs PBKS, 2025*
140* - Quinton de Kock (LSG) vs KKR, 2022
133* - AB de Villiers (RCB) vs MI, 2015
 
He isn’t very stable on the crease. I think he might struggle against quality bowlers on balanced pitches. Let’s see.
 
mrtaim3 said:
He isn’t very stable on the crease. I think he might struggle against quality bowlers on balanced pitches. Let’s see.
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I think he will be a really good T20 batter for Ind. And yeah, will be good to see him batting on spicier tracks. He's got a good " head " on his shoulders ( pun intended LOL !) . But really exciting times for Ind, so much batting quality.
 
So far, he mostly dominated in IPL, against Zimbabwe etc.

He hasn't been properly tested yet. He needs to play in ICC events as well as during tough series (to assess how good he really is).
 
deltexas said:
I think he will be a really good T20 batter for Ind. And yeah, will be good to see him batting on spicier tracks. He's got a good " head " on his shoulders ( pun intended LOL !) . But really exciting times for Ind, so much batting quality.
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If only Sky and Rinku regain their form, this will be one hell of a lineup.
 
sweep_shot said:
So far, he mostly dominated in IPL, against Zimbabwe etc.

He hasn't been properly tested yet. He needs to play in ICC events as well as during tough series (to assess how good he really is).
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Yeah , unless he performs against the famed Ban pacers led by speed demon Taskin , he is not properly tested. Only then we will know how good he is. Or else, he is useless.
 
deltexas said:
Yeah , unless he performs against the famed Ban pacers led by speed demon Taskin , he is not properly tested. Only then we will know how good he is. Or else, he is useless.
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Has to perform against East Pakistan ( real homeland), West Pakistan ( spiritual homeland), Canada ( adopted homeland), Australia ( aspirational homeland) ,England ( inspirational homeland)....
 
AMSS said:
Yuvi is ageing BADLY. It must be the unhealthy lifestyle telling on you after years stack on. I feared Sachin would age terribly post retirement - short guys tend to look terrible if they put on even a bit of weight - but credit to the champion, he's maintained himself well.
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He cannot be as physically active after his cancer and the therapy he went through. So this is normal
 
Abhishek Sharma has the highest strike rate in T20Is among players with 500+ runs, nearly 19 higher than the next best.

Only few players create their own league, he is on his way to being one of them.

Abhishek Sharma has the most T20I sixes after 18 innings, with 46 at the top , he hit almost 3 sixes per innings his T20 career so far.

Is he best T20 opener in the World ?
 
Devadwal said:
Abhishek Sharma has the highest strike rate in T20Is among players with 500+ runs, nearly 19 higher than the next best.

Only few players create their own league, he is on his way to being one of them.

Abhishek Sharma has the most T20I sixes after 18 innings, with 46 at the top , he hit almost 3 sixes per innings his T20 career so far.

Is he best T20 opener in the World ?
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Second is not some international player. It is Gibraltar player with 177. West Indies has had several big hitters like universal boss. But nobody had this ability to go from ball one against both spin and pace. I have seen Ashwin totally tying Gayle down in power play. Phil Salt has 169.50. Tim david 168.71 (albeit he played against teams like malaysia , qatar early in his career.
 
Top 10 players with highest strike rates against regular Test nations (min 500 runs).

4 from current Indians. 2 are not even playing here.

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jnaveen1980 said:
Top 10 players with highest strike rates against regular Test nations (min 500 runs).

4 from current Indians. 2 are not even playing here.

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he is like Shahid Afridi as far mindset goes but obviously More Skilled at what Afridi tried to do in his career as opener
 
Wasim Ghulam said:
he is like Shahid Afridi as far mindset goes but obviously More Skilled at what Afridi tried to do in his career as opener
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In terms of going for sixes and big overs same mindset but Abhishek has very strong fundamentals. He was just an orthodox batsman for 6 seasons of the IPL. 7th and 8th season he became a box office hit. He was a lower MO batsman till 2022. SRH had just let go of Warner and Bairstwo. So they needed an opener. Tom Moody and Brian Lara were the coaching staff of SRH at that time. They something in him. He was very orthodox in first season. Apart from when he went after Rashid khan his construction of the innings was very traditional. Then he went to Yuvraj singh alongwith Gill to improve their big hitting. Then 2023 Syed Musthaq Ali happened. That was the turning point of his career. Entire Punjab team became a monsterous six hitting unit. They won the tournament as well.

2023 SMAT stats. Look at the sixes by Abhishek sharma. Brutal. Same goes for Parag. 2023 is when Gill becamse a beastly six hitter in the IPL scoring 800 plus runs. Scored one day double century, T20 century. Abhishek in 2024 alongwith Travis head took the big hitting to another level. In 2025 Travis head and Abhishek added 171 runs in 12.2 overs for the opening wicket against PUnjab.



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It didn't happen overnight. From under-19 days to this day he went through organically. He was not plucked from street cricket after hitting a couple of sixes.

This is under-19 world cup match between India and Pakistan in 2018. Look where ABhishek batted

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IND19 vs PAK19 Cricket Scorecard, Semi-Final at Christchurch, January 30, 2018

Live Cricket Scoreboard: Get India Under-19s vs Pakistan Under-19s Semi-Final, cricket scorecard, ICC U-19 WC 2017/18 dated January 30, 2018.
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jnaveen1980 said:
In terms of going for sixes and big overs same mindset but Abhishek has very strong fundamentals. He was just an orthodox batsman for 6 seasons of the IPL. 7th and 8th season he became a box office hit. He was a lower MO batsman till 2022. SRH had just let go of Warner and Bairstwo. So they needed an opener. Tom Moody and Brian Lara were the coaching staff of SRH at that time. They something in him. He was very orthodox in first season. Apart from when he went after Rashid khan his construction of the innings was very traditional. Then he went to Yuvraj singh alongwith Gill to improve their big hitting. Then 2023 Syed Musthaq Ali happened. That was the turning point of his career. Entire Punjab team became a monsterous six hitting unit. They won the tournament as well.

2023 SMAT stats. Look at the sixes by Abhishek sharma. Brutal. Same goes for Parag. 2023 is when Gill becamse a beastly six hitter in the IPL scoring 800 plus runs. Scored one day double century, T20 century. Abhishek in 2024 alongwith Travis head took the big hitting to another level. In 2025 Travis head and Abhishek added 171 runs in 12.2 overs for the opening wicket against PUnjab.



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It didn't happen overnight. From under-19 days to this day he went through organically. He was not plucked from street cricket after hitting a couple of sixes.

This is under-19 world cup match between India and Pakistan in 2018. Look where ABhishek batted

www.espncricinfo.com

IND19 vs PAK19 Cricket Scorecard, Semi-Final at Christchurch, January 30, 2018

Live Cricket Scoreboard: Get India Under-19s vs Pakistan Under-19s Semi-Final, cricket scorecard, ICC U-19 WC 2017/18 dated January 30, 2018.
www.espncricinfo.com www.espncricinfo.com
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When India was nt winning T20 WCs during 2010s everyone Criticised IPL including Indians themselves but in reality IPL has elevated the Game of Cricket In India in terms of unearthing pure talent. Pakistanis missed out big by being denied entry in IPL and it has hurt Pakistan Cricket despite Pakistani Supporters not admitting it
 
Wasim Ghulam said:
When India was nt winning T20 WCs during 2010s everyone Criticised IPL including Indians themselves but in reality IPL has elevated the Game of Cricket In India in terms of unearthing pure talent. Pakistanis missed out big by being denied entry in IPL and it has hurt Pakistan Cricket despite Pakistani Supporters not admitting it
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It is a combination of domestic system strong under-19 system, IPL. Abhishek came through ranks. But not everyone talent can come through the system. That is where IPL franchisee talent scout plays a role. John wright who was the coach of Mumbai Indians in 2013 saw this wiry guy generating speed with a unique action in Syed Mushtaq Ali tournament. He bowled like 2 full overs of absolutely nailed yorkers. Then John wright got him to sign for MI. It was Jasprit Bumrah. Real surge started when local state and cities started their own premeire leagues. Tamilnadu started the trend. India found Varun C who had no prior first class experience from that Domestic state league. Also Natrajan who bowled deadly yorkers. In the last 2 years we saw Delhi premiere league, Maharastra premerie league, Karnataka premiere league.. so many such leagues were started. More talents came out of it. Priyansh Arya was one.
 

How Abhishek Sharma incorporated Brian Lara’s advice to become the heartbeat of India’s daring T20 approach​


From the distant perch for the media at the leafy ICC Cricket Academy ground, its setting a slice of the English county ground with picket fence and miniature Victorian buildings in the backdrop, the batsmen in the nets at the far end seem like flickering silhouettes when the dusk sinks in. The identification goes by a quirk in the batting stance, the peculiar sound of the willow when they sweet-spot, or the routes they take. The easiest to identify is Abhishek Sharma, not only because of his lean frame, angular, stork-like stance, with well-defined geometry, but he hits the ball the farthest, the furthest and the most frequent.

When batsmen take the aerial route in the nets, screams of “watch it” can be frequently heard. But a support staff member was overheard telling the other. “Usko tension nahin hain, who hamesha ground ke baahar bhejte hain!” (No need to be wary when he bats, he usually hits the ball out of the ground). Net bowlers will have to frequently re-stock the supply of cricket balls because some are lost in the garden nearby, some deposited on the pocket road. Between strokes, his laughter echoes, especially when his friend from childhood Shubman Gill is on the adjoining nets, or Tilak Varma. He is a young cricketer fully enjoying his rosy form.

Heeding Brian Lara’s advice​

It’s also when he doubles up on his practice. “It’s a piece of advice that I got from Brian Lara (his mentor at Sunrisers Hyderabad). He told me “when you are in good form, double up your practice, because you will always be in the bowlers’ mind. They would be planning for you, and coming extra hard at you. So you should be even better prepared”, he once said in an interview on SRH website. Lara, one of his idols, is a guiding light for him. It’s a common sight to spot the West Indies legend standing behind him when he is batting in the nets of Sunrisers. “He doesn’t talk much technical stuff, that Yuvi paaji (Yuvraj Singh) does, but more like telling me, you could target this area, or that area”.

His fluid bat-swing has been likened to Lara. He demurs, when such comparisons are put across him. “He is a legend…” he pauses in the interview. The implication is he himself has not reached the status of a legend and hence can’t be compared. It didn’t escape the eyes of Lara’s fellow great, Sachin Tendulkar. “His bat swing is effortless. He generates an incredible amount of power. It may not be too visible – he is not a big guy – but he has such sweet timing. I love watching him. The way he plays, hits sixes and fours to all parts of the ground. It’s a joy to watch,” Tendulkar said in an interaction with Star Sports.


India’s tempo-setter​

Abhishek has smoothly established himself as the heartbeat of India’s daring approach, as vital as Ben Duckett to the Bazball cause, or as central as Sanath Jayasuriya to Sri Lanka’s 15-over-blast doctrine in their victorious 1996 World Cup.

He is India’s tempo-setter, the heavy guitar riffs that start off a heavy metal concert. Last game, he seized the momentum with his first two strokes. The first ball, he almost roller-skated down the track and biffed Shaheen Afridi, one of the most feared new-ball bowlers, down the ground for a four. The next ball, he scythed him over extra cover. Such momentum is hard to stop, and Pakistan never recovered from the blows. Abhishek perished for 31 off 13 balls, but these are knocks more valuable than a half-century at a slower pace. His strike rate of 195.40 in 18 innings is the reason India’s relentless aggression works. That he averages 33.11, despite the hyper-aggressive approach, explains his value to the team. He hits a six in every seventh ball; a four every sixth delivery. It means every third ball is a hit to the fence or over it. He balances both without embracing a high-risk approach either, sticking to his percentage strokes.

His batting could seem all fun and frolics, a player who seemingly feeds on vibes. But there is a cold-eyed sniper-like dissection about him. Every stroke is well thought out and finessed. The mechanics are simple. There is no exaggerated trigger movement, long and definite strides and an uncluttered bat-swing, like the swish from a Samurai’s sword. The risk is minimal–even though it does not mean he is entirely risk-proof. He stepped out to Afridi first ball because his initial deliveries would invariably be full. The flow of boundaries is unstoppable; when he can’t find the fence, he rotates the strike with brisk singles. He is not content with merely flashy useful starts for the team. He has an eye for big scores too. Four fifty-plus scores–two of those hundreds–are incredible for someone of his hyper-aggressive disposition.

It was Lara who instructed him on the importance of big scores. He told former cricketer Aakash Chopra in an interview: “One day Lara sir brought a list of the all openers in all the franchises. All big names, like Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler, David Warner…etc. He asked me the common factor that binds them all. I didn’t give a clear answer, and he told me, they all face around 35-40 balls a game. And that’s all they need to change a game. He told me that I should aim for that as well.”

Only twice has he managed that in his still-nascent T20I career. Both ended in hundreds. “I surely want to bat as long as possible,” he recently said. Bowlers would pray such a day as this would not arrive.
 
Abhishek’s batting is high risk , high reward approach. His place in the side will always be under threat with the likes of Priyansh Arya, Jaiswal and Suryavanshi waiting in the wings.

Everyone is a match winner in their own right. I can see all of the above mentioned players in the Indian T20 side soon.
 
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