Live Update: Yuzvendra Chahal praises Abhishek Sharma’s consistency and explains his proach to batting. The former RCB spinner analyzed the left-hander’s technique and mindset during India’s 3rd T20I against West Indies.
Yuzvendra Chahal praises Abhishek Sharma’s consistency and explains his batting proach (Photo Source: BCCI/X) Abhishek Sharma scored 69 runs off 30 balls in India’s 3rd T20I against West Indies in Indore on October 11, 2026. The left-handed batsman hit six fours and five sixes as India scored 223 runs and won by 14 runs, restricting the West Indies to 209 for 7. Former Royal Challengers Bengaluru spinner Yuzvendra Chahal provided a detailed analysis of Sharma’s performance and proach.
“The best thing about him is that he plays the same way he did in his first game. He has not changed anything in his game and that is one of the main reasons for his success,” Chahal said on Star Sports. Chahal’s observation focused on Sharma’s steadfast proach to batting since his international debut.
The spinner pointed out that Sharma has maintained the same mindset and technique throughout his T20I career, which has proven effective in various game situations and opposition attacks. Chahal noted that when Sharma shoots, he ends the game decisively. “In any case, when he started in the first three games of the World Cup, he didn’t get any points, but then he got points in the final and then he got points in the Asian Games final.
If he shoots, he ends the match. You don’t have to go to the other batsmen,” Chahal said. Sharma’s tactical proach and batting technique Chahal examined how Sharma handled the opening phase of his innings against the West Indies.
The former spinner noted that Sharma’s decision-making in the first game showed tactical awareness and technical understanding of the game situation, particularly against the Roston Chase bowler. “He showed respect from the first round. He calculated the speed of the wicket and how far it turned.
If you are an offensive player and have the opportunity to cover later, his decision was right to take a look at two or three balls in the first round and he knew how fast the ball was coming and how well it was turning. That’s why when Chase came to play his second spot, it became easy for him,” Chahal said. Chahal also explained Sharma’s batting technique and the mechanics that make it difficult for bowlers to contain him.
He described how Sharma’s positioning and use of timing rather than brute force presented a unique challenge for opposing bowlers. “He has the reach. As he walks away from the stumps, it occurs to the bowler that he is showing him his stumps and he is standing on the fifth or sixth stump and would he miss his shot, but he doesn’t miss it.
He wants you to bowl there. He hits at just the right time and doesn’t ply any power,” Chahal said. “He’s already on the sixth stump.
So you have time to play on the ninth stump. It’s not considered a wide but you keep following it and get hit for sixes,” he added. Sharma’s performance in Indore was another good performance in his T20I career.
The batsman has established himself as a consistent performer in the format, with his proach and temperament lauded by veteran cricketers like Chahal.
