Aakash Chopra, a well-known commentator and former India opener, has praised World No. 1 batter Abhishek Sharma for his incredible power hitting performance in the third Twenty20 International against New Zealand. He explains the calibre and difficulty of the shots he made, particularly the signature jump-hit sixes off fast bowlers.
India chased down a modest target in a powerful exhibition of range-hitting courtesy to a scorching performance that allowed them to maintain pressure on the Black Caps throughout the chase. Chopra, who emphasised Abhushek’s style of play, emphasised the batter’s technically challenging shots and the remarkable ability to execute them under pressure at the international level.
“Let’s discuss Abhishek Sharma.
How skilfully he performs. He struck a six off the first ball and continued to hit sixes. He hits sixes on the off side after leaping to the leg side. On his YouTube channel, Chopra stated, “It’s hard to jump and hit sixes.”
Chopra emphasised that although it has grown more normal to step out and knock sixes to fast bowlers in white-ball cricket, it is still difficult to consistently clear the boundary against good pace bowling.
“When you step out to a fast bowler, you have already made your decision before the ball is released, and you have made your movement, so it’s challenging to place the ball after jumping. The bowler is choosing where to hit, so sometimes he bowls at your body and other times he goes far. To him, where do you bowl? To him, how do you bowl? I have no idea. Without a question, he is currently the greatest person on the planet,” he said in closing.
India won the five-match Twenty20 International series thanks to the innings, which allowed them chase down the score in just ten overs.
“This is the best course of action moving forward.” Regarding India’s batting strategy, Suryakumar Yadav
Suryakumar Yadav, the captain of India, showered his squad with accolades following the outstanding performance. The 35-year-old stated that this is the style of cricket the Men in Blue wish to play moving ahead in response to India’s impressive batting performance.
“I believe we’ve already discussed this. Whether we are chasing or batting first, this is the style of cricket we want to play. For instance, we know how to bat if we are 20 for 3 or 40 for 4 tomorrow. However, Suryakumar stated during the post-match presentation, “I believe this is the best way going forward if you want to play a different brand of cricket.”
The following two games will provide India an opportunity to try new things and improve a few areas in preparation for the 2026 T20 World Cup, as they have already won the series.
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