Mumbai, March 3 -- Despite a lean run at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, both Ravi Shastri and Ricky Ponting have thrown their weight behind Abhishek Sharma, backing the opener to deliver when it matters most.
Speaking on The ICC Review, Shastri stressed that any decision regarding his place in the semi-final of the T20 World Cup 2026 against England must first be based on the left-hand batter's mental space.
"Unless the team management realises that, mentally he's not there. If mentally, his mindset has taken a beating, it's for them to judge from the outside, in conversations with him, just seeing the way he's batting in the nets," the former India head coach said.
Abhishek's numbers in this tournament - 80 runs in six matches at an ...