India, Oct. 2 -- Abhishek Sharma might be the toast of the town currently due to his exploits in the Asia Cup 2025, but there was a time when he was struggling to string together scores in the T20 format for India. The left-handed batter, who was recently adjudged as Player of the Tournament in the eight-team tournament for his haul of 314 runs, made his debut for the country last year in the series against Zimbabwe after India won the T20 World Cup. However, success didn't come consistently for the 25-year-old, as he continued to register low scores.

It was then that he was given confidence by his captain, Suryakumar Yadav, who told him that even if he scored 15 ducks in a row, he would still be given a chance in the playing XI as the m...