India, Oct. 7 -- Batting legend Brian Lara shared his thoughts on the meteoric rise of Abhishek Sharma, who recently climbed to the top of the ICC T20I rankings, cementing his place among the world's elite openers in the shortest format. In the recently concluded Asia Cup, Abhishek justified his world number one status in T20Is with 314 runs from 7 matches with three half-centuries and a highest score of 75. His average stood at 44.85 and strike-rate an astounding 200.00. Within a year of making his debut, Abhishek has become one of the most feared batters in T20 cricket against the new ball.

Lara fondly recalled his first impressions of Abhishek from their time together at Sunrisers Hyderabad during the COVID years. The Windies great ha...