After India opener Abhishek Sharma scored 9(7) in their T20 World Cup 2026 semi-final against England, former India all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin said, "I felt it was some headless batting from him." He added, "I'm his big fan. But his intent was only [to] score. Sometimes you need to take time." Abhishek has scored 89 runs in the tournament so far.