Abhishek shouldn't go into a shell: Shastri ahead of Ind-NZ final

Ahead of India-New Zealand final, Ravi Shastri urged Team India management to continue backing Abhishek Sharma despite his lean patch in T20 World Cup 2026. He stressed that Abhishek should place trust in his strengths and abilities and must "not go into a shell where [he's] tentative or timid". Abhishek scored 89 runs in seven games in the ongoing tournament.