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Indian opening batter Abhishek Sharma has opened up after winning the player of the tournament award in the Asia Cup 2025 campaign as India bagged a five-wicket win over Pakistan in the grand finale on Sunday, September 28, in Dubai.
Speaking in the post-match presentation ceremony, Sharma asserted that his plan was to show intent from the first ball of the game, adding that he has worked really hard on improving that aspect of the game.
Speaking about his numbers in the Asia Cup 2025 campaign, Abhishek has scored 314 runs from seven innings at an average of 44.86 and a strike rate of 200 with 32 fours and 19 gigantic sixes.
“Getting a car is always a pleasure. I mean, of course, getting into this team after winning the World Cup, it wasn't easy for any opener. But if you see, we had a plan that we want to play a game, you know, that we have to show intent from the first ball. So that was my plan, I worked really hard on that,” Abhishek Sharma said in the post-match presentation.
“And if you're playing like this, you need special support from your coach and captain. I think that was the one thing I was getting from them throughout the tournament, before this as well. So obviously, my plan was pretty much clear that, you know, if I do well, if I get that impact, and it's for my team, my team should win,” he added.
“Of course, I mean, if you want to play something like this, sometimes you will fail, but you have to keep the process going. And, you know, and that's what I was getting from my team as well. (On adapting to different pitches in the tournament) I mean, if you see that I had a plan, if I get spinners or pacers in the powerplay, I'm going to utilize that powerplay. Because if you see any bowler, even a fast bowler, any of the premium fast bowlers as well, I want to go from the first ball, no matter who's the bowler. And obviously that's going to make me give that impact to the team. And that's what I want to do,” he concluded.
Shifting our focus to the details of the game, Pakistan managed to post a total of only 146 runs in 19.1 overs despite getting off to an explosive start. While the opening batters Sahibzada Farhan (57) and Fakhar Zaman (46) started off well, Kuldeep Yadav turned the game with a four-wicket haul.
In the chase, India lost three quick wickets for 20 runs. Nevertheless, the middle-order batters Sanju Samson (24), Shivam Dube (33), and Tilak Varma (69*) finished things off in style with two balls to spare.
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