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Asia Cup 2025: India's Abhishek Sharma, who has proved himself in the international T20 circuit, is likely to earn his maiden call-up in the ODIs as well. As per a report in The Times of India, Abhishek might just break into the ODI squad for the Australia series starting October 19. The report also states that the youngster has been among the most impressive batters in recent times.

Interestingly, India will also play five T20Is alongside three ODIs. Abhishek, if not injured, will open the batting alongside Shubman Gill. Abhishek has accumulated 173 runs in four matches, as his most impressive knock came against Pakistan in a chase under pressure, where he fired on all cylinders.

Abhishek's Bowling An Added Advantage

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Being a left-arm orthodox bowler, Abhishek also puts in a lot of hours bowling in the nets. The team management has often hinted at options who could bowl and bat at the same time. In a total of 61 List A games so far, he has smashed 2014 runs at an average of 35.33, with four hundreds to his name.

It was Abhishek's 39-ball 74 and a 105-run stand with vice-captain Shubman Gill that helped India secure a convincing six-wicket win over Pakistan in the Super Four opener of the Asia Cup. Before this, it was his quick cameos powering India to fine starts in the powerplay. He is the top run-getter in the tournament, with 173 runs in four matches at an average of 43.25 with a strike rate of 208.43, with a half-century.

Speaking during the pre-match presser, Doeschate said, "I think fearless is the right word there, but do not forget that's backed up with an incredible amount of skill. You can be fearless but not have the tools to do it and he has both. The message from the leadership group, from Surya (skipper Suryakumar Yadav) and the coaches, is just keep that."

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"Again, the expectation is that he just keeps and sticks to his process. He is not going to be successful all the time. It is impossible to be playing the type of cricket he plays, but we want him to play that way and keep practising that way," he added.

"He is a pretty relaxed guy. He does not say a heck of a lot, but he loves batting and he loves swinging his bat, and that fits in well with what we're trying to do," he concluded.

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