Reflecting on his struggles with form earlier in the competition, Abhishek admitted he had moments of self-doubt. \u201cI mean, of course, but the one thing was very clear\u2026 the coach and the captain, they had the faith in me. And even I was doubting myself because it was not an easy tournament for me. I\u2019ve never experienced this before, but still playing the first World Cup,\u201d he said, speaking to the broadcasters after India sealed a victory in the summit clash.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The young opener said the belief from captain Suryakumar Yadav and head coach Gautam Gambhir kept him motivated despite the lean run. \u201cEveryone was so, so much into me that you\u2019re going to win one game, one big game, one big game. So I was just doing my process, but it wasn\u2019t that easy as a young player\u2026 going through this phase.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Abhishek also spoke emotionally about the support he received from teammates during the tournament. \u201cI think I just love this team, the way they treated me in those days. It was\u2026 I\u2019ve never felt it before.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The 23-year-old said the pressure of expectations weighed on him, especially after performing well through the year leading up to the tournament. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t that easy for me because, you know, going through the whole year, you\u2019ve been doing well for the team\u2026 but on the big occasion I wasn\u2019t able to do well.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
However, the constant reassurance from the leadership group proved decisive. \u201cThe faith and the confidence, I think players and support staff and coaches showed on me\u2026 I think I got emotional in between the tournament as well because if you see that I wanted to do really well in all the games probably, but I couldn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Abhishek revealed that, instead of waiting for him to approach them, the team leadership consistently reached out to him. \u201cI wanted to talk to coach or captain. They always wanted to come to me and just say one thing \u2014 you are, you\u2019re gonna win us the big games.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
However, the constant reassurance from the leadership group proved decisive. \u201cThe faith and the confidence, I think players and support staff and coaches showed on me\u2026 I think I got emotional in between the tournament as well because if you see that I wanted to do really well in all the games probably, but I couldn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
His explosive knock in the final ultimately justified the faith shown in him, helping India clinch a historic third T20 World Cup title.<\/p>\r\n\r\n