Overview
- PTI footage from Punjab’s nets at Anantam Cricket Ground on Jaipur’s outskirts showed Abhishek hammering roughly 45 sixes in an extended batting stint.
- He built the session around spin, facing off-spinners, leg-spinners and left-arm orthodox bowlers on a turning surface.
- Abhishek then bowled left-arm spin for close to 40 minutes under guidance from support staff, signalling a push to offer a dual skill set.
- With the BCCI yet to name the ODI squad for the home series against New Zealand, performances in the Vijay Hazare Trophy carry added weight for selection.
- Shubman Gill’s recent foot injury has left his availability uncertain, creating a possible opening at the top even as competition from Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal remains strong.