Abhishek Sharma bounced back in his infamous form on the biggest occasion of the tournament. In the final match against New Zealand, the southpaw played a rapid half-century. The opening pair of Abhishek and Sanju Samson took Team India near the 100-run mark in record time. Without the backing from the team management, the Punjab-born might not be able to deliver in the summit clash.
“Look, you pick players based on trust and faith, not on hope. If you pick someone based on trust and faith, you cannot take that away after four or five matches. But if you pick someone only on hope, then you might lose that hope very quickly”, Gautam Gambhir told.
The head coach is actually not fully unhappy with Sharma's off-form
“People outside might only look at Abhishek’s runs. But if you ask me as a coach, there was never a match where Abhishek scored something like 20 runs off 20 balls. That kind of innings hurts the team more than getting out while trying to play aggressively”, Gautam Gambhir explained.
Gautam Gambhir talked about Sanju Samson
For example, the former cricketer mentioned Sanju Samson. Samson was struggling to get into runs before the T20 World Cup 2026, when Team India was up against New Zealand. Despite back-to-back underwhelming knocks, the management kept him playing in the series before sending him outside the playing XI. When Samson got back into the team again, he scored runs for fun and was eventually named the player of the tournament as well.
Abhishek Sharma’s batting stats in the T20 World Cup 2026:
Runs
Strike Rate
6s
141
158.42
8
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