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Abhishek Sharma: India’s star opener Abhishek Sharma is in doubt over his performance in the high-profile T20 World Cup 2026 match against Pakistan. The left-handed batter was suffering from stomach problems earlier in the week.
Calcutta : There is uncertainty over India’s star opener Abhishek Sharma’s performance in the high-profile T20 World Cup 2026 match against Pakistan. The left-handed batter was suffering from stomach problems earlier in the week. After that he had to be admitted to the hospital.
He did not play in the match against Namibia. However, Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha made an unexpected comment when asked about the debut game. Surprisingly, Agha said he hoped Abhishek would recover quickly and play against Pakistan. Because Pakistan always wants to play against the “best team”.
“I really hope he (Abhishek) plays tomorrow. He is a good player, and we want to play against their best team. Hopefully he recovers and can play,” Agha said.
Abhishek was the main hope for India’s batting debut against Pakistan in the 2025 Asia Cup. In the group match, he scored 31 runs off just 13 balls. After that, he played a great innings of 74 runs off 39 balls in the Super Four phase and became the ‘Player of the Match’.
Meanwhile, Salman Agha said his team was “always ready” to face India in the T20 World Cup on Sunday. However, a few days ago, the final approval to organize the match was given.
The biggest and most profitable match in world cricket is Colombo’s 35,000-seat R. Premadasa Stadium was completely filled. Hundreds of millions more viewers are expected to watch the match on television. After the drama of Pakistan’s boycott, the excitement about this match has increased several times.
In the first match against the Netherlands, Pakistan won by three wickets in the last over. Then beat USA by 32 runs. India also won both their matches. Note that the India-Pak match may be disrupted due to bad weather, as rain is forecast on Sunday evening.
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