Former Indian cricketer Dinesh Karthik heaped praise on star opener Abhishek Sharma for “consistently churning out runs” in different conditions and against different bowling attacks as he has “blossomed into a world superpower opener”.
“But what is even more rewarding for someone like Abhishek Sharma is the fact that he’s able to churn those runs against big opposition, big games and also bring consistency to it, which is probably the toughest aspect up until now for good T20 cricketers: how do you bring that attacking instinct out there every day, but also be willing to take risks and almost score every two or three games. And he’s doing it.
That’s why he’s rated as one of the best players in the world,” he said.
Speaking on Abhishek’s rise, Karthik praised the consistency of the batter and hailed him for becoming a ‘world superpower opener’. “He’s guided by someone who’s shown for a long, long time how efficient you can be, even though he’s someone who is so good with striking a cricket ball. “He is quite the destructive batter. But what he’s also added is a little bit of nous. And then he went bang bang. “So he’s got the skills, he’s got the shots. And now he’s become a consistent churner of runs at that strike rate, which is what makes him so special.
Because of how much he’s willing to take risks, but also be consistent doing that, which is what sets him apart from some of the other players in the world,” the former India batter said, if he’s in the top five rankings of T20 batting for some time now, it’s purely.
Abhishek Sharma is learning from the best, and you can see how he’s able to pace in innings,” Karthik said on Crucbuzz, referring to Abhishek learning from Yuvraj. If you see the way he played Roston Chase, the name that you just said, first couple of balls, he just knocked it and just tried to say, okay, what’s the pitch doing?
Karthik also highlighted that Abhishek took his time against off-spinner Roston Chase earlier in the innings before going all guns blazing.
“Now, when you see somebody like Abhishek Sharma walking in as a team, you fear it, you know, that’s the wicket we need early. So I’ve enjoyed how he’s blossomed into this world superpower as an opener,” Karthik added. Because if you don’t get that early, it’s going for runs.
