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1st T20I: One Or Two Series Wont Define Our Team As A Batting Unit, Says Abhishek

Arun Jaitley Stadium: Star left-handed opener Abhishek Sharma, whose explosive 32-ball 82 blew Afghanistan away in the T20I series opener at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, firmly reiterated that a brief lean patch will never shake India's aggressive batting ethos, stating that one or two series won't define the side's fearless approach. 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. We 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 wont define our team as a batting unit, because the way we all think as a batting unit, it always makes a team first. So we always wanted to give that start as openers, especially wickets like this, if youre 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. 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. I mean, getting a catch in the first over, that also in the slips, makes you a bit more confident. So thats how we started the innings today. So Im very happy with that, he added. 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. Also Read: Special Cricket Stories Even in T20 cricket, thats 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 its always very huge - were always on our toes for him in the slips as well, he added. Article Source: IANS