'Lots Of Options': Zimbabwe Great Warns Abhishek Sharma, Says There Is Competition For SRH Youngster

Virat Kohli was not wrong when he said that India has cricketing talent in abundance and he believes that they will keep the Indian flag flying high. Few days after Virat Kohli said this, Abhishek Sharma has proved the India great right. After a stellar performance in IPL 2024, Abhishek Sharma has now delivered for Team India in his debut T20I series for the 'men in blue'. The India youngster scored 100 off 47 balls and helped India register 234 runs.

Zimbabwe Legend Warns Abhishek Sharma

The Indian Premier League (IPL) has been a game changer for Indian Cricket. As far as the matters related to producing quality players are concerned, the IPL has fulfilled its role and has helped Indian cricket. Players like Abhishek Sharma, Rinku Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal and many others have made their mark in India's T20 League before making a name for themselves. Abhishek Sharma scored a stellar hundred in the IND vs ZIM 2nd T20I, but Zimbabwe all-rounder Andy Flower feels that he'll have a stiff competition when Jaiswal comes in.

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Flower said:

Well, we have got Jaiswal still coming into the series, haven't we? So that sort of competition is exactly what the Indian selectors and all the Indian followers are looking for. It makes it really interesting and it's great for the Indian game if they have got lots of options like that. He should be confident at the moment coming off such a great IPL and then getting a hundred in his second international match. So what a great start. It's really important to get those runs as a young player because confidence and self-belief are so important.

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Team India Look To Carry Winning Momentum

India were given a reality check by Zimbabwe as they lost the first match by 13 runs. Indian youngsters crumbled under pressure and the same issue was highlighted by skipper Shubman Gill. After India won the second match at the Harare Sports Complex, Harare, Shubman Gill said that the youngsters are very new to the international stage and they'll learn gradually how to deliver and perform in crucial situations.