- By Namrata Vijay
- Fri, 07 Nov 2025 05:03 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
IND vs AUS 4th T20I: Abhishek Sharma played as an opener for the Men in Blue in the 4th T20I against Australia, where he could score just 28 runs off 21 balls. In his knock, he had hit three fours and 1 six and had stitched a partnership of 56 runs for the first wicket with Shubman Gill. The match was being held in Gold Coast, where Abhishek batted at a strike rate of 133.33, which was quite low compared to his overall strike rate of 189.83.
After the 4th T20I match, which the visitors won by 48 runs and are leading the series by 2-1, India's T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav was seen making fun of Abhishek Sharma for his slow innings.
A video had gone viral on social media, where he is heard as saying, “Kabhi dekha hai sher ko ghaas khaate hue? (Have you ever seen a lion eating grass?)."
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“Aaj sher ghaas khaa rha thaa dheere dheere karke (Today, the lion was eating grass — slowly, bit by bit)," he said.
During the 4th T20I, Suryakumar had smashed 20 runs off 10 balls when he had come into bat at No.4 position, and Gill was the highest run-scorer as he had scored 46 runs off 39 balls.
The visitors had posted a target of 167/8 in the 4th T20I, and the host failed to chase it and were skittled out for just 119 runs.
Washington Sundar was the pick among the Indian bowlers as he had registered figures of 3/3 in 1.2 overs, whereas Shivam Dube and Axar Patel took two wickets each.
Post the game, Suryakumar was seen heaping praises on his teammates and revealed that it was a team effort.
“Credit to all the batters, especially Abhishek and Shubman. The way they started in the powerplay was smart, they realized early it wasn’t a typical wicket for 200+. Everyone chipped in, and it was a complete team effort with the bat. The messages were clear from outside as well. Gauti bhai and I were on the same page. The bowlers adapted quickly, especially with a bit of dew coming in," he said.