‘It hurts when you can’t give back’: Abhishek Sharma breaks silence after nightmare tour of Zimbabwe | Cricket News
India swept the T20I series against Zimbabwe 3-0 and 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi made headlines when he became the youngest player in the history of the men’s international cricket series to win the Player of the Series award.Sooryavanshi smashed 50 off just 18 balls in the first T20I, followed that up with 20 off 9 balls in the second game, and ended the series with a brilliant 81 off 49 balls in the third and final T20I.However, the success Sooryavanshi enjoyed was in stark contrast to his opening partner, Abhishek Sharma. The southpaw had a disastrous series against Zimbabwe, scoring scores of 1, 8 and 2.His struggles extend beyond the tour of Zimbabwe. In India’s recent T20I assignments against Ireland and England in England and the Zimbabwe series, Abhishek has only managed a half-century. In the last six T20Is he has played for India, his scores have been 10, 16, 3, 1, 8 and 2, underlining his worrying decline in form.After the episode ended, Abhishek took to Instagram to express his disappointment.“It hurts when you can’t give back what so many people believe you’re capable of. But this game always rewards those who keep showing up. Glad the team got the win. Will come back stronger.”
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With Sooryavanshi’s meteoric rise, Abhishek is likely to feel the pressure. Sanzhou SamsonDespite being the player of the tournament during India’s T20 World Cup triumph, he is still waiting for a place in the squad, making the competition for a starting spot even fiercer.India’s next T20I assignment is at Asian Games In September, ahead of the home series against West Indies in October, Abhishek had more than two months to address his shortcomings. For now, the only way out is to put his head down, go back to the drawing board and rediscover the form that made him one of India’s most exciting T20 batsmen.
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