Abhishek Sharma: Even Siraj’s jersey could not change his luck, Abhishek Sharma out on duck for the third consecutive match

Abhishek Sharma duck: The 36th match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 is being played between India and Netherlands at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. In this match, Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and decided to bat first, but Team India once again got an early blow in the form of Abhishek Sharma.

Abhishek Sharma’s bat has been completely silent in this T20 World Cup. They have not even been able to open an account yet. He has been out for zero in all the three matches played in the group stage, which is increasing the concern of the Indian cricket team before the Super 8.

Abhishek Sharma: Out on duck for the third time in a row

Everyone had high expectations from Abhishek Sharma in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026, because he is the number-1 batsman in the ICC rankings. However, this tournament has been very disappointing for them so far, where they have been out on the score of zero in three consecutive matches. Against USA he was out on the very first ball. He played 5 balls against Pakistan, but could not open the account. At the same time, against the Netherlands also he faced 3 balls and returned to the pavilion without scoring any runs.

Abhishek Sharma came out wearing Siraj’s jersey

Abhishek Sharma came on the field to bat in this match wearing Mohammed Siraj’s jersey. According to reports, he had forgotten his team jersey in the hotel itself. It is being told that before wearing Siraj’s jersey, he had also tried Arshdeep Singh’s jersey. However, even changing the jersey did not change his luck.

How was the beginning of India?

To challenge himself in this match, Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and decided to bat first. Team India lost the first wicket in the form of Abhishek Sharma on the score of zero. After this, Tilak Verma took over the innings, while Ishan Kishan impressed everyone with his aggressive batting. However, unfortunately Ishan Kishan lost his wicket in the fifth over, due to which India scored 51 runs for the loss of 2 wickets in the powerplay.