veteran Pakistan pacemaker Muhammad Amir A stern warning has been issued to India opener Abhishek Sharma At the start of the 2026 T20 World Cup, the batsman took three consecutive ducks. Aamir flagged down Aamir ahead of India’s high-profile clash with Pakistan in Colombo last Sunday Abhishek The batsmen’s early struggles are now causing further concern. In India’s final Group A match against Netherlands on Wednesday, Abhishek fell in the hands of Aryan Dutt on the third ball of the first over. He tried to pull the ball but his pace was defeated as the ball skidded past and hit the stumps. The sack was his third in as many games, having faced just eight passes in three games.
With this, Abhishek equaled the Indian record for most ducks in the T20 World Cup, joining Ashish Nehra. Pakistani Shahid Afridi Sri Lanka’s Tillakaratne Dilshan topped the list with five ducks each. speak on pakistani show game is sharkAamir compared Abhishek’s early struggles to those faced by Pakistan opener Syam Ayub in the initial PSL campaign. He stressed that young batsmen are quickly tested by quality bowlers who find technical flaws. “Saim faced the same problem a few years back when he was in the PSL. He was a rookie and bowled blind. No one knew his weaknesses as most of his shots were on the leg side. Now, if you bowl at the third or fourth stump line, it’s difficult for him to make decisions. Even in his last two games, he was dismissed in the off-side game. Unless he improves his off-side game, he can’t progress. Strong bowlers will always test your weaknesses and push you out of your comfort zone,” Aamir said. He specifically added on Abhishek’s situation: “The same is true for Abhishek. He wants every ball to go into slot so that he can bat. But in the bigger stages, or in ODIs, har ball lapete mein nahi le sakte (you can’t hit every ball in pressure cricket). Salman Agha and Aryan Dutt got him out in a similar manner. International cricket exposes you.” Team India will be hoping Abhishek can overcome this poor form and get back into his rhythm ahead of the Super Eight stage.
