With the India vs Australia 5th T20I match in Brisbane getting abandoned, the series ended 2-1 in the favour of the visitors. India’s swashbuckling opener Abhishek Sharma was adjudged player of the series with the 25-year-old scoring with 163 runs in 5 matches. Talking about the series, Abhishek said that he was very excited to travel to Australia and experience the batting friendly pitches.
“I’ve been waiting for this tournament. 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 said after the match.
With the T20 World Cup set to take place in 3 months’ time, Abhishek said it’ll be his dream come true moment to be playing the tournament.
“It’s one of the biggest tournaments. 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. Will make sure I’m ready for that tournament,” Abhishek said.
The Sunrisers Hyderabad batter also lauded Australia’s Josh Hazlewood, who skipped the last three T20Is to prepare for the Ashes.
“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 kind of bowlers only because that’s how you’re going to do well for your team,” he said.
The opener on Saturday also broke a new record when he became the fastest man to reach 1000 T20I runs in the 5th T20I match at Gabba. Opening the batting for the Men in Blue, Sharma reached the milestone when he reached 11 runs in 7 deliveries, completing the 1000-run milestone in only his 29th innings since his debut in July 2024.
