AHMEDABAD, March 9 -- Ahead of the tournament if there was a competition to write India's T20 World Cup script, most would have had Abhishek Sharma as the central character. Such had been the left-handed opener's impact on India's fortunes since hammering a 47-ball hundred in Zimbabwe in his second T20I in July, 2024. There was no looking back for the dashing batter. A couple of cameos in South Africa was followed by a hurricane 54-ball 135 against England at the Wankhede Stadium. What truly established his reputation was his superb run in the 2025 Asia Cup in the UAE. On surfaces where most batters struggled, he got runs in almost every match, amassing 314 runs in seven innings at a strike rate of 200. It even led to the talk of the team's...