Chennai, March 6 -- Indian cricketing legend Ravichandran Ashwin called out opener Abhishek Sharma for his "headless batting" throughout the T20 World Cup, urging him to "try not to go hard" and rotate strike while letting an in-form Sanju Samson bat the other way in the final against New Zealand.

Abhishek's the world's number one batter has failed to score runs in his free-flowing way during the T20 World Cup, with health issues due to food poisoning and the weight of three successive ducks to start off the tournament seemingly eating into his batting rhythm and confidence. During the semifinal clash against England at Wankhede Stadium, an aerial flick against off-spinner Will Jacks ended his stay at the crease for just nine in seven ru...