India, Feb. 19 -- Veteran Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir, who had labelled India opener Abhishek Sharma a "slogger" ahead of last Sunday's marquee T20 World Cup 2026 clash in Colombo, issued a warning to the batter after he registered three consecutive ducks in his first three matches of the tournament.

On Wednesday, in India's final Group A game against the Netherlands, Abhishek was dismissed off the third ball of the opening over by Aryan Dutt. Attempting a pull shot, he was beaten for pace as the ball skidded on to hit the stumps, marking his third duck in as many games, across just eight deliveries faced.

With the dismissal, Abhishek equalled the unwanted record for the most ducks by an Indian in T20 World Cups, alongside Ashish...