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File picture of Abhishek Sharma.© BCCI
India’s explosive opener Abhishek Sharma earned plaudits from the ‘Rawalpindi Specific’ Shoaib Akhtar. The previous Pakistan tearaway needs Abhishek to proceed his sizzling type of run and break all of the information. Abishek’s T20I profession began with a duck in opposition to Zimbabwe, however since then, he has by no means regarded again and exhibited blistering type within the format. Abhishek entered the T20I fold after Rahul Dravid’s stint as head coach concluded, heralding a brand new period in Indian cricket. Gautam Gambhir took the helm and infused younger blood within the T20Is, together with Abhishek. In his latest stint with the Indian workforce, Abhishek set the stage on fireplace by clouding the sky along with his fireworks. Akhtar, who met Abhishek in Dubai, lavished reward on the younger southpaw and labeled him as a “rising star” for India.
“I am glad that I wasn’t born in this era because of people like this young lad. He recently got a hundred. I watched your inning. It was fantastic and amazing. I gave him a couple of advice, don’t leave your strength. Great life ahead for this young, talented guy. I wish him all the best. Abhishek, go ahead and break all records. He is a rising star for India,” Akhtar stated in a video he posted on his X account.
Simply bumped into an distinctive expertise Abhishek Sharma right here in Dubai. He’ll do wonders in years to return. pic.twitter.com/8u6RNMZooS
— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) February 22, 2025
Abhishek produced the most effective innings of his fledging worldwide profession when he smashed a quickfire 135 within the fifth and remaining match of the sequence in Mumbai.
His record-shattering knock got here from simply 54 deliveries and was the best particular person innings made by an Indian males’s participant within the shortest format.
The 24-year-old ended the 5 T20Is because the main run-getter, garnering 279 runs at a mean of 55.80 and a strike price of 219.68, with a century and a fifty every.
Abhishek is just the second participant from Check-playing nations to attain a century and take a number of wickets in a T20I match, scoring 135 and taking two wickets for 3 runs within the first over of the fifth T20I.
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