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‘Playing in a home World Cup is every kid’s dream’
Hindustan Times Thane
|July 15, 2025
INDIA OPENER
From his India U-19 days to the T20I team, left-handed batter Abhishek Sharma has made an impact in the shortest format. The opener from Amritsar has risen playing for Punjab and Sunrisers Hyderabad. In his 17 T20Is, he has hit two centuries and fifties each and will be a contender for a place in the Indian side when they host the World Cup next year. Ina chat, he talks about the year gone by. Excerpts
How have things changed for you in the last one year?
This story is from the July 15, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Thane.
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