Abhishek Sharma unleashed his pyrotechnics in full measure on Sunday night time in Dubai as India walloped Pakistan by six wickets within the Asia Cup 2025, marking their second win over their arch-rivals inside every week.
Led by Abhishek’s dazzling strokeplay and boundary-studded 74 in solely 39 balls, India romped residence in 18.5 overs, gunning down a 172-run goal, their highest-ever chase towards Pakistan in T20Is. Registering his fourth successive 30-plus rating within the match, the southpaw ensured to make a large contribution this time and meted out 5 sixes and 6 fours throughout his knock. Nevertheless, it was a visibly unorthodox cowl drive that took the cake in former India all-rounder R Ashwin’s eyes.
Abhishek’s Dhoni-like hit to succeed in 50
Batting within the eighth over, Abhishek reached his half-century with a shot of sheer brilliance and brute as Saim Ayub tried to slid the ball into his pads. In a nimble transfer right down to the leg-side, Abhishek opened up his entrance leg and whipped the ball via the additional cowl for a stunning 4 to mark his milestone in type, even bringing recollections of former India captain MS Dhoni to Ashwin.
“Abhishek Sharma’s fifty in pure type 🔥 Absolute carnage & fearless aggression towards Pakistan! 🇮🇳💥#INDvPAK | Shubman Gill | Shaheen Afridi | Haris Rauf | pic.twitter.com/QkhRiHtMNc
— Harsh Vardhan (@harshvard100710) September 21, 2025
“Abhishek Sharma hit an inside-out MS Dhoni-style helicopter cowl drive. All people will discuss in regards to the 5 sixes that he hit, however I wish to discuss this cowl drive, as a result of there was finesse on this shot. Regardless of solely having one bat swing, he can regulate his down swing. If one batter, with one down swing, could make batting look really easy, then why will you not watch that batsman day in and day trip,” Ashwin stated on his YouTube channel.
Abhishek can match as much as Yuvi
With 173 runs at a jaw-dropping 208.43 strike charge and 40-plus common, Abhishek leads the batting charts within the Asia Cup and Ashwin feels the Punjab batter has the qualities to emulate his mentor Yuvraj Singh’s accomplishments in India colors
“I wish to inform you that this isn’t the arrival of Abhishek Sharma, that is just the start. He has simply began, and he has an extended future forward. He’s going to blow the cricketing world aside. Take that in writing. He has a lot skill, similar to how Yuvraj Singh turned India’s marquee white-ball cricketer. one of the best white-ball batter in restricted overs cricket for India, he, can attain that stage simply. I feel he’s going to hold Yuvraj’s legacy ahead, he is an outstanding expertise,” Ashwin stated.
Of all batters who’ve struck no less than 1000 runs since 2024, Abhishek is the one batter to file his runs at a strike-rate in extra of 200 in all T20s. The dashing batter will return to motion subsequent on Wednesday when India face Bangladesh in Dubai.