Overview
- Speaking on his Ash Ki Baat channel, Ravichandran Ashwin called Abhishek Sharma India’s standout men’s player of 2025 and labeled him a next‑generation X‑factor.
- Ashwin urged selectors to give the left-hander a first ODI opportunity, noting that Sharma has yet to make his 50‑over debut.
- Sharma scored 859 T20I runs in 21 matches in 2025 at an average of 42.95 and a strike rate of 193.46, including a century and five half-centuries.
- He finished as the Asia Cup’s top run-scorer with 314, underlining his impact at the top of the order.
- Sharma is set to feature in a five-match home T20I series against New Zealand from January 21 as India tune up for the 2026 T20 World Cup.