Abhishek Sharma: Abhishek Sharma is also amazing! First destroyed the bowlers with fours and sixes, then had fun like this
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Abhishek Sharma: After destroying the bowlers in the first T20 International match against New Zealand, Abhishek Sharma was seen having fun. After the match, when Abhishek was asked about his ability to hit sixes, Abhishek laughed and joked that he did not have many shots. Abhishek played a stormy inning of 84 runs in this match played in Nagpur, due to which Team India won and took 1-0 lead in the series.
Abhishek Sharma played the match winning innings.New Delhi. Team India won the first T20 International match against New Zealand by 48 runs and took a 1-0 lead in the series. In this match played in Nagpur, Indian opener batsman Abhishek Sharma created a stir with his stormy batting. Abhishek destroyed the Kiwi bowlers with a strike rate of 240. He played an explosive inning of 84 runs facing only 35 balls. Eight sixes and five fours came off Abhishek’s bat. He was chosen ‘Player of the Match’ for his stormy batting. After this match winning innings, Abhishek was seen in a joking mood. After the match, when he was asked about his ability to hit sixes, Abhishek jokingly said that he did not have many shots.
When Abhishek Sharma was asked about his ability to hit sixes and play aggressively against the bowlers, he jokingly said that he does not have many shots. When the presenter laughed at this answer, Abhishek again said that in reality he has only a few shots, which he tries to improve by practicing continuously. After the match, Abhishek Sharma said, ‘The most important thing for me is to trust my shots. I don’t have a lot of shots, just a few. I practice them a lot and try to play them properly in the match.

Abhishek Sharma played the match winning innings.
Talking about his high-risk playing style, Abhishek said that he always puts the team first. He said, ‘I don’t think it is a very risky game. This is also not my completely comfortable style, but it is necessary to do this for the team. The team wants that the first six overs should be fully utilized. This is what I practice for before matches. If you see, the main bowlers of every team bowl only in the first three overs. If we score runs there, we get the lead.
Regarding the match, Abhishek Sharma said, ‘We had a plan from the very first day and we are implementing it. I have understood that if you want to hit every ball or play at a strike rate of 200, then it is important to play with intention. Every team makes a plan against me. In such a situation, it depends on my preparation. He further said, ‘I never do range-hitting. I have to see the ball and adapt myself to the circumstances. This is what I plan for in my net sessions. If you watch videos of your batting, you get an idea of where the bowler bowls against you.
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