Gavaskar Praises Abhishek Sharma: 'Gets Fifty in as Many Deliveries as I Took to...'!

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News18•22-01-2026, 16:06
Gavaskar Praises Abhishek Sharma: 'Gets Fifty in as Many Deliveries as I Took to...'!
- •Legendary Sunil Gavaskar lauded young opener Abhishek Sharma for his quickfire fifty against New Zealand.
- •Sharma scored 84 runs off just 35 deliveries, contributing to India's 238-run total in the 1st T20.
- •Gavaskar humorously remarked that Sharma reaches his fifty in the same number of balls he took to score his first run.
- •India secured a 48-run victory over New Zealand, limiting them to 190/7.
- •Rinku Singh (44 off 20) and Suryakumar Yadav (32 off 22) also contributed to India's score, while Glenn Phillips top-scored for NZ with 78.
Why It Matters: Sunil Gavaskar praised Abhishek Sharma's rapid scoring, highlighting his impactful fifty in India's T20 win.
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