Mumbai, Oct. 18 -- Former Indian cricketer and assistant coach Abhishek Nayar said that it is possible that explosive New Zealand opener Finn Allen could match Abhishek Sharma's record-breaking 30-ball century during the five-match T20I series at home, pointing out to the Kiwi star's six-hitting abilities and how small ground dimensions of NZ suit his game.

The five-match T20I series between India and New Zealand will begin from November 22 onwards, with the first T20I at Christchurch. The T20I series will be a battle between two of the most fiery T20I openers, Abhishek Sharma and Finn Allen. Abhishek owns the fastest T20I century by a player from a Test-playing nation, having scored it against Afghanistan earlier this year. Finn Allen's...