‘Always believed in my hitting ability’: Abhishek Sharma

Young Abhishek Sharma announced his arrival on the big stage with a breathtaking 46ball century as India pummelled Zimbabwe by a whopping 100 runs in the second T20I to restore parity in a resounding fashion here on SundayThis is Indiarsquos biggest margin of victory in terms of runs against Zimbabwe in T20IsThe young Indian side didnrsquot carry the baggage of a shock 13run defeat in the seriesopener as lefthanded opener Abhishek blended power with grace for a scintillating 100run knock that propelled India to a massive 2342 on a track where batting wasnrsquot exactly easyThe ask was already stiff and Indian bowlers got breakthroughs at regular intervals to bowl out Zimbabwe for 134 in 184 overs to set the record straightMukesh Avesh claim threePacers Mukesh Kumar 337 and Avesh Khan 315 removed toporder batters inside the Powerplay to kill the contest which became a formality after thatThe day certainly belonged to Abhishek who mixed grace and power in equal measure in an innings embellished with eight sixes and seven foursIt made a normally stylish Ruturaj Gaikwad 77 not out off 47 balls look pale in comparison during their 137run stand for the second wicketHaving endured the disappointment of a fourball duck on debut Abhishek never looked under pressure on a track which his senior partner and current CSK partner Gaikwad found ldquodifficult to feel setrdquoAlso ReadFull faith in Rohit Sharmas captaincy will win WTC and Champions Trophy ShahAbhishek said he kept belief in his hitting ability ldquoI feel like if itrsquos your day you express yourself After the drop I thought it was my day and had to take responsibilityrdquo Abhishek saidldquoI always believe in my hitting ability Itrsquos about momentum for me If itrsquos in the arc I believe I need to hit it over regardless of when it isrdquo he addedGrateful to coachesAbhishek hailed his teamrsquos ability to bounce back swiftly ldquoIt was a good performance after the defeat yesterday Saturday We didnrsquot have much time to lament I felt that T20 is all about the momentum and thought it was my day today Special thanks to the coaches and captain for keeping confidence in merdquo said Abhishek46No of balls taken by Abhishek Sharma to score his ton v Zimbabwe the joint thirdfastest for India in T20IsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever