The Ajit Agarkar-led BCCI selection committee might be scratching their heads over the call on Shubman Gill in India’s squad for the Asia Cup 2025, but one name that shouldn’t be debatable at all is of Abhishek Sharma. With just merely 20 days to go for the continental showpiece, the BCCI are slated to announce the Indian squad on Tuesday in Mumbai.
With the T20 World Cup round the corner, the Asia Cup 2025 is being seen a precursor for the global event which will be jointly held by India and Sri Lanka early next year. India have been placed in Group A along with Pakistan, UAE and Oman. Group B consists of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Hong Kong and Sri Lanka.
The dashing Punjab batter grabbed everyone’s attention in the 2024 edition of the Indian Premier League for Sunrisers Hyderabad when Sharma became the nightmare for opposition bowlers. With Australian Travis Head as his opening partner, Sharma’s attacking approach in the powerplay made everyone take a note of the youngster.
In IPL 2024, Sharma scored 484 runs at a staggering strike rate of 204.21, which further earned him his maiden India call-up against Zimbabwe. Although he was dismissed for a duck, Sharma made a statement for himself with a blistering hundred in the next game off just 47 balls.
Mentored by former all-rounder Yuvraj Singh, Sharma didn’t look back since then. In his last T20I series against England, Sharma’s score reads 79, 12, 24, 29 and 135. In fact, his career-best of 135 off just 54 balls at the Wankhede Stadium showcased his ability to take on any bowling attack in the world.
If anyone through Sharma’s numbers in IPL 2024 was a fluke, the SRH opener’s 439 runs at a stunning strike rate of 193.39 in the 2025 edition is a testament of the southpaw’s growing stature. It was during IPL 2025, when Sharma recorded his highest T20 score of 141.
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