Chennai, Feb. 27 -- "It's actually meant like, you are in a family only, it's not just a team." Those words from Abhishek Sharma summed up the emotion behind a defining knock that helped the Indian cricket team roar back into contention in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026.

India secured a commanding 72-run victory over Zimbabwe in their Super Eights clash, bouncing back strongly from a 76-run thrashing by South Africa in Ahmedabad. While the Men in Blue produced one of their cleanest batting displays of the tournament, it was Abhishek's composed 55 that stood out as the biggest positive for the defending champions.

The left-handed opener, who had struggled for rhythm in the earlier matches, admitted there was a sense of relief after fin...