T20 World Cup: Abhishek Sharma’s poor form becomes a concern, Sehwag gives special advice to Team India
Team India played brilliantly in the group stage and made it to the Super 8 by winning all four matches. However, the team had to face defeat against South Africa in the very first match of Super 8. In this match, Indian batting appeared to be completely faltering and no batsman could play a big innings. The poor form of opener Abhishek Sharma has also become a matter of concern for the team.
Big advice from Virender Sehwag
Former explosive opener Virender Sehwag has given important suggestions to the team before the match against Zimbabwe. Speaking to Cricbuzz, he said that if he had been in the team management, he would have rested Abhishek Sharma in this match and given a chance to Sanju Samson in his place. Sehwag said, “The match against Zimbabwe is the last chance to experiment. If we lose this match, then we can try anyone in the last match. Therefore, 11 in-form players should be fielded in this match.”
VIRENDER SEHWAG ON ABHISHEK SHARMA
: If I were there, I would have given Abhishek a break and tried Sanju Samson instead. This is the only match where you can try, because if India lose this game, then they are out. (Cricbuzz) pic.twitter.com/0z6bouKMwM
— Rakeshcricket (@Rcm494) February 26, 2026
: If I were there, I would have given Abhishek a break and tried Sanju Samson instead. This is the only match where you can try, because if India lose this game, then they are out. (Cricbuzz) Abhishek’s bad form, waiting for Sanju
Abhishek Sharma has played four matches in this tournament so far. Out of these, he was out three times without opening the account, while in one match he scored 15 runs. At the same time, Sanju Samson got a chance in only one match, in which he played a quick inning of 22 runs in 8 balls. In such a situation, the debate regarding team selection has intensified.
Advice for change in batting order
Sehwag also suggested changes in the batting order. According to him, Suryakumar Yadav should be sent to bat at number 3 and Tilak Verma should be sent to bat at number 4. He said that it is necessary to field the batsmen keeping in mind the left-right combination. Also the team will have to play openly. At present it seems that the team is under pressure and the batsmen are not able to play naturally due to the fear of getting out. Now it remains to be seen with what combination the team management takes the field in the match against Zimbabwe.
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