After being all ears to head coach Gautam Gambhir during Friday’s long training session, Abhishek Sharma finally had his time with the bat at nets towards the end of practice at the Narendra Modi Stadium. Before that, Sanju Samson had spent a considerable amount of time at the nets facing both quicks and spinners. If Abhishek is kept out of the XI on Sunday, it would be a blow to the youngster’s confidence. Interestingly, Abhishek, on the sidelines of his nets on Friday, was seen working on his batting stance. He was thus looking to clear his front leg a little bit and try a somewhat open-chested stance.

Source: The Telegraph February 22, 2026 05:37 UTC