After his brilliant knock, former India opener Aakash Chopra compared him with Rohit Sharma, who retired from T20Is after the T20 World Cup 2024. Chopra remembered the time when Rohit used to receive praise for his destructive batting when he was playing in the shortest format.
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"Abhishek Sharma - we believe in karma, we believe in Sharma. We used to say that for Rohit. It's too early to say the same thing for Abhishek but he has done the Abhishek (an auspicious start). I thought it was an important innings," Chopra said.
Abhishek Sharma was aggressive right from the first ball and put the English bowlers under the pump. He was particularly attacking against Gus Atkinson and Adil Rashid and didn't stop himself once he was set.
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"Abhishek Sharma was under pressure because he had been playing but hadn't scored too many runs. This team's template is to hit fours and sixes and maximize the powerplay, but if you get out three times, they only drop you," Chopra said.
Yashasvi Jaiswal was in India's T20I squad even before Abhishek Sharma. Jaiswal was also in India's squad for the T20 World Cup 2024 but didn't get a game. However, he hasn't played any T20Is ever since Abhishek's T20I debut and was just considered for Tests.
Abhishek Sharma and Varun Chakravarthy shine for India
Earlier in the day, India restricted England to 132 in the first innings. The Men in Blue chased down the target in just 12. 5 overs on the back of Abhishek's magnificent knock. Varun Chakravarthy was chosen the Player of the Match for his 3-23 in four overs.
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