Abhishek Sharma seems to be in great spirits despite not scoring a run in the group-stage.
Heading into the T20 World Cup 2026, Abhishek Sharma was expected to be India's destroyer-in-chief. However, the southpaw failed to live up to the hype, bagging three consecutive ducks in the group-stage of the tournament.
While Abhishek missed India’s Group A clash against Namibia due to stomach infection and fever, he couldn’t trouble scorers in the matches against USA, Pakistan and Netherlands. As a result, the No.1-ranked T20I batter’s form has become a major talking point.
Despite the early setback, Abhishek Sharma has vowed to maintain his explosive batting approach walking into the Super 8 phase of the competition.
“I just enjoy my batting. I have left taking pressure two years ago because I feel that the process is in my hands. Practice and training are what I am doing, which I should always keep doing, and which will keep increasing gradually. I enjoy this thing, so there is no such pressure,” Sharma said in a video shared by Star Sports on X.
“Obviously, batters always face ups and downs. Sometimes there are runs in an innings, sometimes there are not, but I feel personally, I have to decide at a certain point in time that I have to play like this, have to play with such intent. I may or may not succeed in it, but I will not change my process and mindset,” he added.
The struggles in group stage have resulted in Abhishek Sharma registering five ducks in his last seven T20I innings, including two during the home series against New Zealand before the World Cup.
Abhishek will look to make amends during India’s opening Super 8 fixture against South Africa, scheduled for February 22 in Ahmedabad.