Abhishek Sharma: In the T20 World Cup 2026, Indian young opening batsman Abhishek Sharma proved to be a flop in most of the matches. After getting out on golden ducks in the first three matches, questions were being raised about his place in the team. However, in the final match, he played an important role in India winning the title by scoring a brilliant half-century against New Zealand. After the victory, Abhishek revealed that he had borrowed another player’s bat in the final.

Which player’s bat did Abhishek Sharma take?

Before batting in the final of T20 World Cup 2026, Abhishek Sharma had done a trick, which he himself has revealed. After winning the final, he revealed that in this match he had batted with Shivam Dubey’s bat. He said, ‘Today I batted with Shivam’s bat. In the morning I felt like doing something different. Gill was not with me, so I went to Dubey and picked up his bat. Thank you Dubey.

Fifty in 18 balls

In the final match played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on March 8, Indian young opener Abhishek Sharma hit a stormy fifty in just 18 balls. While batting aggressively against New Zealand, he played an important inning of 52 runs in 21 balls with the help of 6 fours and 3 sixes. In this match, Abhishek along with Sanju Samson made an important partnership of 98 runs for the first wicket and played an important role in India’s victory.

Abhishek Sharma’s performance in the tournament

Talking about the performance of Abhishek Sharma in T20 World Cup 2026, he could not perform as per expectations in this tournament. In 8 matches of the tournament, he scored 141 runs at an average of 17.6. He could not even open his account in the first three matches. However, a stormy fifty was seen from his bat in the final.