Pakistan head coach Mike Hesson made a big revelation on Pakistan’s plan and conspiracy to dismiss one of India’s most explosive batsmen, Abhishek Sharma. Despite long planning and Abhishek’s early dismissal, Ishan Kishan and the Indian bowlers significantly diminished Pakistan’s hopes of victory.
Pakistan’s T20 World Cup campaign has been thrown into uncertainty after the Indian opposition suffered a crushing defeat in the ICC T20 World Cup group-stage game. India defeated Pakistan for the eighth time in the history of ICC T20 World Cup.
Nothing went according to plan between India and Pakistan as Pakistan might have planned for players like Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya, but they never saw Ishan Kishan coming. On the other hand, keeping the spinners aside, the Indian fast bowlers did brilliantly for them.
Salman Aga dismisses Abhishek Sharma in stunning powerplay step-up
Pakistan captain Salman Aga decided to bat first and came up with an unorthodox plan against experienced opener Abhishek Sharma. In the second over of the game, the captain himself came forward with the new ball and deftly bowled the ball around the off-stump.
Abhishek Sharma is helped by the pace of the ball, and hence, spinners often get the advantage against the batsman as they reduce the pace of the ball. The off-spinner helped to start his spell and Sharma tried to pull the ball in his traditional style and the ball went to Shaheen Shah Afridi at mid-on.
Abhishek was out without opening the account after facing 4 balls and this was the biggest early lead for Pakistan. However, no special innings were seen from fellow opener Ishan Kishan.
Mike Hesson reveals a big plan against Abhishek Sharma
Pakistan head coach Mike Hesson revealed that he was intimidated by Indian opener Abhishek Sharma, who had scored against him in the Asia Cup fixtures. Therefore, they were planning his dismissal for a long time.
Abhishek Sharma missed India’s last game against Namibia due to illness and only returned to take part in the Pakistan game. However, his form in the shortest format of the game could make him the biggest threat to any opponent.
“Coach Mike Hesson said, Pakistan had been planning to dismiss Abhishek Sharma for three days.
Coach Mike Hesson says that Pakistan was planning to dismiss Abhishek Sharma for three days. #INDvsPAK #T20WorldCup2026
– Pratyush Raj (@pratyush93_raj) 15 February 2026
Big blow to Pakistan due to Ishan Kishan’s tremendous T20 form
Left-handed opening batsman Ishan Kishan made a comeback into the Indian T20I squad after his impressive domestic form. Kishan has played a vital role, as he has scored a century and several half-centuries in the New Zealand series.
As long as Kishan was at the crease, he played a very fluid innings. His 77 came off just 40 balls, as he scored at a strike rate of 192.50 before being dismissed by Sam Ayub.
Ishan Kishan is currently the second-highest run-scorer in the format. He has scored 158 runs in three matches in the tournament and averages 52.67, including two half-centuries.
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