The ongoing T20 World Cup 2026 has turned into a nightmare for young Indian opener Abhishek Sharma. wworld number. 1 T20I batsman came into the tournament with huge hype and huge expectations, but he surprised everyone with his performance.
T20 World Cup 2026 turns into a nightmare for Abhishek Sharma
Abhishek Sharma failed to score a single T20 World Cup run in the three group matches he played. The left-handed batsman has faced just 8 balls in total in this tournament and has failed to open his account. Due to stomach illness, he could not even play in India’s match against Namibia.
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As the tournament heads into the second round, their form is a major concern for the defending champions, and things have already gone from bad to worse with the Netherlands losing the game by just 17 runs. His three consecutive ducks have now equaled the unwanted record of most consecutive ducks in the history of the Men’s T20 World Cup.
Mohammad Aamir compared Abhishek Sharma with Saim Ayub
After another flop show, former Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Aamir has made another attack on Abhishek Sharma. He openly compared Abhishek’s struggle with that of Pakistani youngster Saim Ayub, saying that both are facing similar problems at the top level.
“I would link it to Sam and Abhishek. When Sam came to play PSL, he also had this problem. He was new,” Mohammad Aamir said on Geo News’ Harna Mana Hai show. He was hitting no-look shots.. No one knew what his weak point was.
Where he gets stuck. He was taking all the runs from the leg side. As soon as the bowlers came to know… now look at Sam. As soon as he gets the ball on the third or fourth stump, he can’t decide what to do. He is working hard.”
Aamir warns, international cricket exposes weak areas
Aamir believes that international cricket is a different battlefield. He believes that Sam and Abhishek, who rely only on their strong areas, get exposed very fast.
He stressed that international bowlers study the players closely and never bowl in their comfort zone. Once the opponents find the weakness, they attack it again and again. He also said that the opening batsmen should know how to play everywhere.
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Talking about Abhishek Sharma’s game, Amir said, “He only scores runs in his strong area. As he keeps playing more international cricket, he will get exposed. Salman Ali Aga got Abhishek out at mid-on. He went to hit at mid-on and now the Netherlands off-spinner has beaten him. International cricket exposes you.”
Mohammad Aamir’s wise advice for youth
The former Pakistani fast bowler also stressed that Sam will have to work hard on his off side and unless he learns how to hit the fast bowler here, he cannot score runs. Aamir further suggested Sam and Abhishek to play first-class cricket to learn how to judge the ball and which field to play.
Muhammad Aamir on Abhishek and Sam.
“When Saim came into the PSL, he was hitting no-look shots and no one knew his weakness. Now, at the third or fourth stump, he is not able to decide what to do. Same for Abhishek, he wants every ball in the slot.” pic.twitter.com/zOeIV3OKtH
– Sherry. (@CallMeSheri1_) 18 February 2026
In particular, Abhishek’s struggle is scary for the Men in Blue. In 2026 alone, Abhishek already has five T20I zeroes. This equals the record of most dismissals by an Indian in a calendar year, equaled by Sanju Samson. Abhishek, like Sam, got India a place in the PSL on the basis of his IPL heroics.
