Overview

• Ashwin said on his YouTube channel that this is only the beginning for Abhishek Sharma and predicted he could become India’s best limited-overs batter.
• Invoking legacy, Ashwin suggested the left-hander has the ability to carry Yuvraj Singh’s mantle in white-ball cricket.
• Kevin Pietersen praised Sharma on X as “NEXT LEVEL,” predicting he will thrill fans worldwide and lauding his exceptional eye.
• Sharma struck 74 off 39 balls with six fours and five sixes in the Super 4s against Pakistan, guiding India to a six-wicket win.
• A 105-run opening stand with Shubman Gill underpinned the chase, and Sharma’s broader record includes 708 T20I runs at a strike rate near 197 with two centuries, highlighted by a 135 against England earlier this year.