India, Feb. 16 -- Although he is certainly India's biggest x-factor in the shortest format of the game, Abhishek Sharma is struggling with a barren run of form in the early part of the T20 World Cup. He fell for a second consecutive duck to start the tournament as he was dismissed in the first over against Pakistan - which also stands as his fourth duck in the last five T20Is.

As a high-risk high-reward batter, fans have come to expect some innings where he loses his wicket early in pursuit of runs. However, in his T20I career, Abhishek had shown an ability to be ultra-attacking while also remaining very consistent. A combination which pushed him to the top of the list in terms of best batters in the format.

With ducks against the USA a...