IND vs SA: Abhishek Sharma fails yet again! Fans ask if his spot in T20I will be in danger?
The youngster has played eight T20I matches, scoring only 159 runs before the clash against South Africa.
Updated : November 08, 2024 09:31 PM ISTThe youngster has played eight T20I matches, scoring only 159 runs before the clash against South Africa.
Abhishek Sharma
After a stunning performance in the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL), Abhishek Sharma earned his maiden international call-up for the series against Zimbabwe in July. While he impressed everyone with his century, things have not gone in his favour since that knock. The youngster has played eight T20I matches, scoring only 159 runs - 0, 100, 10, 14, 16, 15 and 4 - before the clash against South Africa. Adding to his woes, he was dismissed for just 7 off 8 balls against the Proteas in the 1st T20I at Kingsmead, Durban.
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In the recently concluded Emerging Asia Cup, he played a couple of steady innings, but nothing particularly stood out, which has fueled doubts about his spot in the Indian team. In the clash against South Africa as well, Gerald Coetzee got the better of Abhishek Sharma as Aiden Markram ran back and took an excellent catch.
Fans on X (formerly known as Twitter) are questioning his position, especially with Sanju Samson in good form and with Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal still part of the squad, but missing the T20I series against South Africa due to the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
okay I don’t if people are noticing but #abhisheksharma isn’t doing anything extraordinary to be in the team
— Rishitkkk (@RishitKhanna6) November 8, 2024
I mean keeping his one innings aside against #Zimbabwe he hasn’t done anything to be in the team
An average of 20, 166 runs in 8 innings that’s below par #INDvSA pic.twitter.com/MgdiXXiiPQ
Abhishek Sharma is the biggest concern in the Indian team.He has one success and 8 failures in international Cricket.He thinks it's an IPL and flat pitches.The problem is he knows only one way. #INDVSSApic.twitter.com/2Yl15xGnNx
— JassPreet (@JassPreet96) November 8, 2024
Me to whom compares Abhishek Sharma to Yuvraj Singh.#INDvSA pic.twitter.com/brIIZxo92f
— Ashutosh Srivastava 🇮🇳 (@sri_ashutosh08) November 8, 2024
A brilliant catch by Markram to get rid off Abhishek Sharma #INDvSA pic.twitter.com/a7Jc2vxsyi
— pro_poetic (@SiRaEHoou) November 8, 2024
About IND vs SA:
The four-match T20I series between India and South Africa kicked off on November 8 at Kingsmead in Durban. Port Elizabeth's St George's Park will host the second T20I match on November 10. The third T20I will be played at SuperSport Park in Centurion on November 13, and the fourth and final game of the series will take place at Wanderers Stadium on November 15.
IND vs SA teams:
South Africa (Playing XI): Ryan Rickelton, Aiden Markram(c), Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen(w), David Miller, Patrick Kruger, Marco Jansen, Andile Simelane, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Nqabayomzi Peter
India (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson(w), Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan