“Mine and Abhishek Sharma’s runs are equal in the T20 World Cup”: Fans brutally troll India opener as he is dismissed for duck against Pakistan

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Two ducks in two matches. Abhishek Sharma is going through a sudden bad patch. In the highly anticipated India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup 2026 match on February 15 in Colombo, the left-handed opener departed without scoring a single run, facing only 4 deliveries.

Pakistan got off to a fine start in the first innings of the match, as they quickly took the wicket of the dangerous batter, who vandalized their bowling unit during the Asia Cup 2025. Indian cricket fans were expecting another stormy knock from his bat, which did not happen in reality.

High hopes were around Abhishek Sharma

There has been a layer of grey clouds over Colombo since the morning. According to the weather forecast, the match can be spoiled because of rain. Proving all weather predictions wrong, the game started according to the scheduled time.

Abhishek Sharma got the bat into the playing eleven after missing out on the previous match because of an upset stomach. He started to face health-related issues before Team India’s opening match in Mumbai. With a troubled stomach, the batter went to play the opening match of their campaign, which was against the United States.

Against the USA cricket team, Sharma was surprisingly dismissed for a golden duck. And, now, today (February 15), he had to head back again with a zero with his name.

Salman Ali Agha took the wicket

Ahead of the India vs Pakistan match, Indian cricket fans were expecting another explosive innings from the batter. Social media platforms are now flooding with reactions as he fell cheaply. Abhishek Sharma lost his scalp against the Pakistan skipper Salman Ali Agha, who is mostly known for his batting, not bowling, abilities. Shaheen Afridi was the fielder to take a safe catch.

In the last ball of the very first over of the match, the delivery by Agha skids through after pitching. Sharma was on his back foot, with the intent to play a pull shot, but swung his bat early in a hurry. He ended up spooning the ball towards the mid-on area, where Shaheen Afridi was waiting for the moment. Afridi took a sitter at the edge of the ring. A huge breakthrough for Pakistan.

Netizens trolling the opener

A part of netizens on the social media platform ‘X’ are saying that Pakistan was well prepared for Sharma, while some reminded that Abhishek Sharma is yet to score a run in the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2026.

“Till now mine and Abhishek Sharma’s runs are equal in the T20 World Cup,” a net user wrote. “

Abhishek has scored four ducks in the last 6 innings. The international player needs to have better consistency. We were critical of Sanju Samson’s batting. Abhishek Sharma has been pretty inconsistent,” another person wrote on an ‘X’ post.

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