“Abhishek Sharma’s mind is a bit confused” Anil Kumble gave the reason for his poor performance.

The Indian cricket team has made it to the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup 2026. Thanks to Sanju Samson’s explosive inning of 97 runs, the Indian team defeated West Indies in Kolkata on Sunday and made it to the semi-finals. Team India’s concern is the form of opener Abhishek Sharma, who has so far scored one half-century in the entire tournament.

Former Indian team captain Anil Kumble ESPNCRICKINFO Speaking on the issue, he said, “Abhishek’s mind seems a bit confused at the moment and he clearly lacks confidence. You want others to take the pressure off. India has done well. When India has won, he will say that I have to contribute.”

However, Kumble also said that Abhishek should not be dropped from the team for the semi-finals.

Abhishek Sharma is currently the number 1 batsman in the T20 format, but this World Cup has proved to be very disappointing for him. Abhishek, who was out on zero in three consecutive innings, had scored a half-century against Zimbabwe, but in the important match against West Indies, he again flopped and was out after scoring only 10 runs.

If the Indian team has to perform well in the semi-finals and win and make it to the finals, then Abhishek will have to play a good and big innings in the semi-finals.

Abhishek, who fell ill before the World Cup, is finding his old form. Left-handed opening batsman Abhishek has scored 1,377 runs in 43 innings of 44 matches with the help of 2 centuries and 9 half-centuries. His strike rate has been 189.40. Abhishek’s highest score is 135, which is the highest by any Indian batsman in this format.

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