Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar said he was surprised to see Abhishek Sharma play a defensive stroke, praising the explosive opener for silencing his critics with a timely half-century against Zimbabwe in the T20 World Cup 2026.

India registering a 72-run win over Zimbabwe may have steadied nerves in the camp, but Sunil Gavaskar stated that they cannot afford to take West Indies lightly.

After losing their opening Super 8 match to South Africa, Team India bounced back in emphatic fashion, defeating Zimbabwe by 72 runs to stay in contention for the T20 World Cup 2026 semifinals.

Sanju Samson played a fiery 15-ball 24 for India against Zimbabwe in a T20 World Cup Super 8 clash in Chennai on Thursday

Legendary Indian cricket team skipper Sunil Gavaskar said that Ranji Trophy cricketers deserve a lot of appreciation and their recognition should not come only after they play in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Sunil Gavaskar said that Team India "came out with overconfidence, threw their bat at everything and lost wickets."

Sunil Gavaskar slammed the star batter after India suffered an embarrassing 76-run defeat against South Africa in their T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 match.

Sunil Gavaskar analysed star batter Abhishek Sharma's elongated rough patch in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2026, following the Super 8 clash against South Africa on Sunday.

Sunil Gavaskar found it baffling to question ICC's pre-seeding model for T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8s at this stage of the tournament.

Going into the T20 World Cup 2026, Abhishek Sharma was expected to be the talisman who would be India's destroyer-in-chief. Yet, no runs have come from the world No. 1 T20I batter even as India's group-stage campaign has ended