Abhishek had made three ducks in the league stage and even missed the clash against Namibia due to a stomach infection needing hospitalisation in New Delhi. But his making a fifty off 26 \u2013 his first half-century in the T20 World Cup - will do him a world of good in India\u2019s quest to enter the semi-finals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cIt\u2019s always great when you contribute to the team, and I was waiting for this moment for quite a long time now, so finally it\u2019s happening. I\u2019m really happy. I would say it wasn\u2019t that intentional (about slowing down), but I just wanted to spend some time at the pitch because if you see, I haven\u2019t even played 10-12 balls in the whole tournament yet,\u201d he told the broadcasters in the mid-innings chat.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He also credited the Indian team for backing him to come good. \u201cSo I just wanted to spend some time and make a special mention to the team, the way they\u2019ve treated me so far. It was like, at the end, you wouldn\u2019t feel that I wasn\u2019t scoring runs for the team.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI mean, in the practice sessions and hotels as well, they all were just waiting for this moment, and they all were just reminding me that, \u2018You have done this before as well, and your time is not so far. You just keep believing.\u2019 So that\u2019s happened,\u201d added Abhishek.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He also credited the Indian team for backing him to come good. \u201cSo I just wanted to spend some time and make a special mention to the team, the way they\u2019ve treated me so far. It was like, at the end, you wouldn\u2019t feel that I wasn\u2019t scoring runs for the team.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI mean, it wasn\u2019t going so far that well, but that was the plan we had yesterday and the day before as well at the practice sessions. As a batter and a batting unit, we have to go and express ourselves. That\u2019s how we were playing the whole year, and that\u2019s how we\u2019re going to back each other,\u201d he concluded. <\/p>\r\n\r\n