Abhishek Sharma, who scored 100 runs in just 47 balls in the second T20 against Zimbabwe, failed miserably in the third T20. Sharma scored 10 runs in 9 balls and his strike rate was just 111.11. The interesting thing is that Abhishek Sharma failed but the Indian captain Shubman Gill was criticized. Let us tell you why Shubman Gill is being blamed for Abhishek's failure.

Abhishek failed due to changing the batting order

In the third T20 in Harare, Team India changed the batting order. Actually, Yashasvi Jaiswal got a chance in this match and he got the chance to open.

Shubman Gill came down to open with him. This decision itself harmed Abhishek Sharma. Gill along with Yashasvi Jaiswal made a partnership of 67 runs for the first wicket and Team India's first wicket fell in the 9th over. After this, when Abhishek came to bat, the fielders had gone to the boundary and then Abhishek had difficulty in playing big shots.

Shubman Gill once said that he wanted to bat at No. 3.

Now when there was an opportunity, instead of demoting himself at that position, he pushed down the centurian Abhishek Sharma.

That seems a very SELFISH captaincy.

— Himanshu Pareek (@Sports_Himanshu) July 10, 2024

Abhishek Sharma bats better with the new ball. He makes good use of the powerplay but Gill himself came out to open, so after that Abhishek did not get a chance to play with the new ball. This is the reason why fans were seen cursing Shubman Gill.

What happened with Virat happened with Abhishek too

Generally, it is very rare to see that if a batsman has scored a century as an opener, he is removed from his position.

Abhishek Sharma is the second player in T20 cricket history to be removed from opening after scoring a century. In the year 2022, Virat Kohli scored an unbeaten 122 against Afghanistan as an opener and in the next match he scored 2 runs while batting at number 3. Now this happened with Abhishek Sharma.

Abhishek Sharma is the second player in T20 cricket history to be removed from opening after scoring a century. In the year 2022, Virat Kohli scored an unbeaten 122 against Afghanistan as an opener and in the next match he scored 2 runs while batting at number 3. Now this happened with Abhishek Sharma.