Abhishek's blistering 22-ball half-century laid the foundation for India's clinical seven-wicket win as the hosts made a mockery of a 157-run target, cruising home in just 13.4 overs. \"Once you have decided, because I still remember two years back we decided we want to play in a certain way.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cWe want to dominate all the teams throughout the whole year before the World Cup and things went pretty well for all the team, and especially for the batsmen as well. But I think one or two series won\u2019t define our team as a batting unit, because the way we all think as a batting unit, it always makes a team first.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cSo we always wanted to give that start as openers, especially wickets like this, if you\u2019re chasing 150, 160, and you give an early start as openers, it always makes you on the winning side,\" said Abhishek after getting the Player of the Match award.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Before dismantling the Afghan attack with the bat, Abhishek set the tone on the field by plucking a sharp catch at slip off a returning Jasprit Bumrah in the opening over to send Rahmanullah Gurbaz back for a duck.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"I mean, getting a catch in the first over, that also in the slips, makes you a bit more confident. So that\u2019s how we started the innings today. So I\u2019m very happy with that,\" he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Before dismantling the Afghan attack with the bat, Abhishek set the tone on the field by plucking a sharp catch at slip off a returning Jasprit Bumrah in the opening over to send Rahmanullah Gurbaz back for a duck.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"Even in T20 cricket, that\u2019s likely to happen. I mean, of course, when we face him in the nets as well, it feels like we are playing first few overs of Test cricket against him. So it\u2019s always very huge - we\u2019re always on our toes for him in the slips as well,\" he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n