India, March 2 -- Abhishek Sharma finds himself back in the spotlight after another failure with the bat, this time against West Indies in a virtual knockout at Eden Gardens. With India chasing a stiff 197, the left-hander managed only 10, and his early exit immediately put the innings on the back foot. It has been a stop-start campaign for Abhishek. A stomach infection disrupted his preparation and forced him out of the Namibia game, and he has struggled to find rhythm since returning. In his first four outings of the T20 World Cup, he scraped together just 15 runs, including three ducks, numbers that underline his ongoing battle for consistency on the big stage.

There was a brief spark when he struck a fluent 55 off 30 balls in the com...