Abhishek Sharma lit up the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai with a 37-ball century during the fifth T20I against England on Sunday (February 2). It was his second century in the format after playing 17 T20Is and is striking at almost 194 in his short career so far. India’s T20I team transformed after winning the World Cup last year with Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja announcing retirement from the format.
However, with the first-choice players being preferred in Tests since then, the likes of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill, who should’ve opened in an ideal situation, have not featured in T20Is. With the T20 World Cup set to be played in India and Sri Lanka next year, the duo is bound to return to the team most probably after the Indian Premier League (IPL). What happens to Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson then who’ve opened together in the last few series?
Well, team India selectors certainly have a happy headache to address later but Abhishek Sharma is not fretting over the competition for places in the team. Instead, the left-hander is happy that all of the three players who were together during the Under-16 days are now playing for India. The trio also met in Mumbai at the BCCI Awards function on Saturday (February 1).
