'Abhishek Finds Ways To Score Runs': Ajinkya Rahane Calls Opener 'Special Talent'

Abhishek finds ways to score runs: Rahane calls opener special talent (Indore: India vs West Indies 3rd T20I)

West Indies T20I:  Former Indian cricketer Ajinkya Rahane heaped praise on opener Abhishek Sharma for finding ways and methods to score runs even when he's struggling a bit.

Abhishek slammed 69 off 30 balls and took a little time to eye in when off-spinner Roston Chase came for the first over, with his earlier struggles with off-spin known.

He played a few deliveries from Chase carefully before lining him up for two sixes and a four through the off-side in the third over. Speaking on the opener's knock after he helped India make 223 in the first innings, Rahane called Abhishek a "special talent" and said that he finds methods to score runs.

"See, he's a special talent. We were talking about him, his intent every single time. What I like about Abhishek Sharma is his finding methods to score runs. If he's struggling with a particular area, he will find a way, find that different method to score runs without losing that intent, without losing that strike rate, I mean," Rahane told Cricbuzz.

Abhishek has a strike rate of 195.95 in T20Is, which is the highest in the world among players who have faced at least 250 balls. He also completed his 2000 runs in the shortest international format during the West Indies T20I in Indore and took only 1024 balls to get to the mark. He is now the fastest to reach there in terms of balls taken.

"We see his strike rate throughout his career so far is close to 200. And the consistency is so amazing. (He is) the fastest player or batter to score 2000 runs in T20 format, which is something amazing," Rahane further said.

Abhishek has been one of the top-ranked batters in the world for a long time now. He is currently No.2 in the ICC T20I rankings for batters and was the World No.1 previously.

"We see his strike rate throughout his career so far is close to 200. And the consistency is so amazing. (He is) the fastest player or batter to score 2000 runs in T20 format, which is something amazing," Rahane further said.

Article Source: IANS