India opener Abhishek Sharma was somewhat unhappy that he was unable to provide the kind of knocks that were anticipated of him during the T20 World Cup, due in part to a stomach ailment.
However, the left-hander was happy to be able to contribute and scored an important fifty against the Kiwis in the championship match.
“From the day, I started playing cricket the only goal was firstly was to play for the country and then once you played for the country, the ultimate goal is to win the ICC trophies for your country.
“It wasn’t the start I wanted, but still I was happy that because the team was doing well and we were still winning the game,” Abhishek said at the India Today Conclave.
“Obviously, I had a dream that I wanted to be a world champion one day and it’s just not about one trophy, as it’s all about how many trophies I can win for my country and that’s all I play about,” he noted.
According to Abhishek, he relished his partnership with Sanju Samson at the top of the order.
“Sanju bhai has always been a very sorted guy. Very loving guy, very caring guy. You know once these kind of players you have in your team then you feel that you have someone behind you. So that’s always been Sanju Samson for us.”
Samson, on his part, described how his partnership with Abhishek works.
“I actually have that kind of combination going right from the World Cup of 2024 as we both have done this more often actually. So, we have kind of a Punjabi friendship going in the middle.
“So we keep it very simple, so I really love batting with Abhishek ‘Lala’, but I really love his character. He’s a very brave and open-hearted kind of a kid and I really love his partnership on and off the field,” he added.
