Mumbai, Feb. 25 -- Former South African cricketer Faf Du Plessis said that while teams are figuring out the game of Indian opener Abhishek Sharma, he needs to keep himself away from all outside noise and backed him to play "an amazing innings" during this ongoing T20 World Cup.

For three matches in this T20 World Cup during the group stage, the world waited for Abhishek, the top-ranked T20I batter, to open his run tally. When he finally did it with a four against South Africa, he did not look anywhere close to his dominant, authoritative self. While waiting for the ball to come in his hitting arc and taking his time, he swung his bat at almost every opportunity possible with hopes of landing a meaty hit towards the boundary, but he could...