As a kid, I always dreamt of winning the World Cup for my country: Abhishek Sharma

Indian explosive opening batter Abhishek Sharma was adjudged the player of the series in the five-match T20I series against Australia Down Under. The dashing batter accumulated 163 runs from five matches at an average of 40.75 to lead the run-scoring charts in the five-game series.

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Speaking in the post-match presentation ceremony, Sharma revealed that he had been waiting for the Australian tour for a long time and he was pleased with his performances throughout the series. Furthermore, he heaped praise on the world-class bowler Josh Hazlewood for bowling testing lines and lengths in the initial part of the series.

“I've been waiting for this series. When I got to know we're going to Australia for T20Is, I was very excited. Have seen throughout my career that Australia is very batting-friendly. Feel that we could've got better totals in between,” Abhishek Sharma said in the post-match presentation ceremony.

“The way he (Hazlewood) was bowling, it was beneficial for any team. I've said before that I always enjoy the battle between batters and bowlers. He's a world-class bowler. If you want to play good cricket and do well in the future, you have to face world-class bowlers. I was practicing for these kinds of bowlers only because that's how you're going to do well for your team,” he added. 

Additionally, Abhishek revealed the piece of advice he has received from his captain, Suryakumar Yadav, and head coach Gautam Gambhir. Eventually, he talked about the excitement that’s being built up for the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 in India and Sri Lanka.

“Special mention to the captain and coach, they've given me this responsibility to just go and express myself. I feel as a batter, when you're scoring 20s and 30s, it's not easy for you as well because you know you can go longer. But the clarity they've given me to set the momentum for the team, that's what I've been practicing in the nets and the off-season as well,” he noted.

It's one of the biggest tournaments (the T20 World Cup at home next year). It's my dream come true moment if I'll be playing the World Cup. As a kid I've always dreamt about this - winning the World Cup and winning matches for my country. Will make sure I'm ready for that tournament,” he concluded.

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