New Delhi, March 12 -- Indian opening batter Abhishek Sharma visited the French embassy on Thursday, fresh after India's T20 World Cup title win.

Sharing the news on X, the French Embassy in India wrote, "The French Embassy was delighted to welcome Abhishek Sharma, fresh from the ICC Men's T20 World Cup triumph. Warm congratulations to him and Team India on this remarkable achievement. We also extend our best wishes to him for the upcoming IPL season."

The 25-year-old opener batter played a crucial knock of 52 runs off just 21 balls in the summit clash against New Zealand, which helped India win the match by a big margin of 96 runs at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday.

Sharma made 141 runs in the tournament with the help...