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Chasing 172, Abhishek Sharma blazed his mode to 74 disconnected conscionable 39 balls, mounting the code with his assertive intent. (AFP Photo)
NEW DELHI: Former India opener Virender Sehwag heaped praise connected Abhishek Sharma for his match-winning sound successful India’s Super Four triumph implicit Pakistan astatine the Asia Cup 2025. Chasing 172, the left-hander blazed his mode to 74 disconnected conscionable 39 balls, mounting the code with his assertive intent.Sehwag lauded Sharma’s attacking mindset from shot one, stressing the value of being alert to aboriginal scoring opportunities.
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"I ever accidental that you should beryllium acceptable connected the archetypal shot due to the fact that the bowler tin vessel a warm-up delivery. The bowler tries to unfastened up his body, and helium tin vessel a escaped shot successful specified a scenario, and Abhishek Sharma is acceptable from the archetypal ball, that helium would deed if it's successful his area," Sehwag told Sony Sports.He pointed retired Sharma’s quality to exploit tract placements and punish immoderate lapse successful enactment oregon length."He saw a abbreviated shot and pulled it due to the fact that the good limb was up. Even if helium had been behind, it would person been a six. If the bowler bowls full, helium hits straight. He won't spare you if you don't vessel astatine the close spot," Sehwag said.The erstwhile swashbuckling opener was particularly struck by Sharma’s consistency successful maintaining a onslaught complaint adjacent 200 crossed aggregate matches.
"The biggest happening is that his onslaught complaint is adjacent to 200. You tin support a onslaught complaint of 200 successful one, two, oregon 5 matches, but helium has played a batch of matches. It's somewhat hard to support a onslaught complaint of 200 successful truthful galore matches, but helium is doing that highly well. The bowlers are frightened of him, arsenic to wherever they should vessel to him. It's good if they get him out, but it's a occupation if they don't," helium observed.With his fearless batting, Sharma has not lone been instrumental successful India’s wins but has besides forced absorption bowlers to rethink their strategies, underlining his worth successful the shortest format.
