Updated On: 27 February, 2026 05:22 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Sunil Gavaskar was also surprised to see Team India's opening batsman Abishek Sharma play defensive shots during his knock. The "Men in Blue" will lock horns with the West Indies on March 1 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata

Abhishek Sharma, Sunil Gavaskar (Pic: X/@BCCI/File Pic)
In the Super 8 match of the T20 World Cup 2026 against Zimbabwe, Team India's swashbuckling opening batsman Abhishek Sharma scored 55 runs in 30 deliveries, laced with four boundaries and the same number of maximums.
This was his first half-century in the ongoing edition of the T20 World Cup.