After winning Player of the Series twice in a row in his past two missions for the Indian squad, Abhishek Sharma has been in the best form of his life. After winning Player of the Series in the 2025 Asia Cup, the left-handed opener went on to win the award in the series against Australia. Former cricket player Irfan Pathan, however, has voiced his worries over Abhishek’s extremely dangerous stroke play and requested that his instructor, the renowned India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh, give him quick attention.
Irfan Pathan believes that Abhishek bats in the powerplay by using his front foot, and he also believes that the opposition will quickly figure out a way to trap him. Pathan also said that in order to maintain the youngster’s current form, Abhishek and Yuvraj should work together on technique and temperament. Interestingly, Abhishek is currently the top-ranked batter in T20Is.
“We are discussing bilateral series here, but Abhishek Sharma won Player of the Series and has been playing bravely. Even so, the Asia Cup was a series with multiple nations. In World Cups, however, teams are well-prepared. Teams will start to work Abhishek Sharma out if he shows up and plays every time. He must thus make his own decisions, and I have no doubt that team management will be focusing on this. Yuvraj Singh will also be paying attention to it. According to India Today, Pathan stated on his YouTube channel, “I will even speak to Yuvi (laughs).”
Because he can’t step out to every bowler in every inning, Abhishek will also be thinking about this. Planning can therefore be improved. Two catches were dropped off his bowling in this game, and his innings would have finished even if one had been taken, according to Pathan.
Irfan Pathan thinks Abhishek Sharma needs to figure out how to deal with variations.
Furthermore, the 40-year-old expressed his opinion that Abhishek Sharma’s style of cricket keeps people amazed by his batting ability. That same aggressive attitude, though, can occasionally be the cause of his downfall, as detractors begin to doubt his batting technique. In order to prolong his playing career, the Punjab-born opening batsman must improve his skill set, according to the cricketer-turned-commentator.
“He’ll play similarly. Cricket is a high-risk and high-reward sport, yet occasionally onlookers can wonder, “What shot was this?” But there should be some thought and reasoning behind brave cricket as well. Abhishek Sharma will undoubtedly be concentrating on this. Which bowler should he walk out against if he is going to do so? Second, he was troubled by Nathan Ellis, so bowlers from all around the world would bowl to him in different ways during the powerplay. He must thus concentrate on that, particularly the bat flow. Slower ones have a different tempo because, as we witnessed in Australia, balls can reach head height. Irfan Pathan came to the conclusion that Abhishek needed to focus on these issues.
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