3 min learnFeb 27, 2026 05:12 PM IST
Indian batting legend Sunil Gavaskar praised Abhishek Sharma for silencing his critics with a well timed half-century in opposition to Zimbabwe within the T20 World Cup. He additionally stated that he was shocked to see Abhishek Sharma play a defensive stroke.
“We all know how good Abhishek Sharma is as a batter. He silenced his doubters with this knock of 55 runs in opposition to Zimbabwe,” Gavaskar instructed JioStar. “He took that further time to begin his innings. There was a way to his batting. He revered the off spinner, didn’t take any form of dangers and performed in a peaceful and a composed method. On this sport, he truly performed a defensive shot. He defended the ball. I used to be shocked to see that as a result of we don’t often see Abhishek try this,” Gavaskar added additional.
After lacking the second match in opposition to Namibia resulting from a abdomen bug, Abhishek struggled within the subsequent two video games in opposition to Pakistan and Netherlands scoring consecutive geese. Within the sport in opposition to South Africa, he performed a slugging innings of 15 runs off 12 balls.
Indian opener Abhishek Sharma was dismissed for 15 off 12 vs South Africa. (PHOTO: AP)
Nevertheless, on Thursday, Abhishek snapped the lean patch, scoring a 30-ball 55 in India’s 72-run win over Zimbabwe to sign a return to kind.
Gavaskar stated that it is very important take classes from consecutive failures like this. “I actually assume it is a studying curve for him. Each cricketer goes by means of a tough patch of not scoring runs in back-to-back video games. It’s about how a lot you be taught from it,” Gavaskar stated.
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India’s subsequent opponent goes to be West Indies, a group that has immense all-round capabilities.
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Gavaskar stated that India must be cautious in regards to the all-round firepower of the Carribbean group within the digital knockout on Sunday.
“(The) West Indies is a very totally different problem. They can’t be taken with no consideration. Their batters are in high kind. Their bowlers are doing nicely. They punish opposition errors and strike on the proper time,” Gavaskar stated.
“India will want a great plan to deal with the West Indies batting menace. Their batters begin taking part in photographs from ball one. They don’t wait to see if the supply wants respect. Their manner of respecting the ball is by hitting it over the ropes.”