Borrowed bat did wonders in the World Cup final, Abhishek Sharma told the secret of record breaking fifty

Abhishek Sharma News: In the final of ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, Indian team’s opener Abhishek Sharma gave a befitting reply to the critics by playing a brilliant innings. The young batsman, who was struggling throughout the tournament, proved his worth with a strong performance against New Zealand on the biggest stage.

In this match played at Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday (8 March), Abhishek Sharma scored 52 runs in just 21 balls. In his swashbuckling innings, he hit six fours and three sixes. Abhishek completed his half-century in just 18 balls, becoming the fastest half-century in the history of T20 World Cup final. It was also the joint third fastest fifty in the history of T20 World Cup.

Shivam Dubey’s bat did wonders

In this match, Abhishek Sharma along with Sanju Samson gave a great start to India. Both the batsmen added 96 runs in the powerplay, which was the joint highest powerplay score in T20 World Cup history. This aggressive start laid a strong foundation for the Indian team’s big score.

In the final, Abhishek Sharma used all-rounder Shivam Dubey’s bat and not his own. After the match, he revealed that on the morning of the final he had decided to try something different. Abhishek said that he batted with Dubey’s bat and thanked him for it. He told that in the morning he felt that he should try something new. Shubman Gill was not in the team at that time, so he took his bat from Shivam Dubey.

The bat remained silent throughout the tournament

However, this tournament was not good for Abhishek Sharma in the beginning. He was out for zero in the first three innings and even after this his performance was not special. In such a situation, he was criticized a lot. But the Indian team management kept faith in him.

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Abhishek Sharma said that the trust of his teammates became his biggest strength. He told that he was going through a difficult phase for the last one month and at such a time the support of the people around him means a lot. Even when he was not able to score runs, all the players of the team were expressing confidence in him and said that he would definitely do well.