It was two times, that Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir called Abhishek Sharma a slogger. That is when the Indian opener went on to fail in three consecutive innings in the T20 World Cup, scoring 0, 0, 0. In the Super 8 encounter against South Africa he managed to score only 12.
Amir makes U-turn
But now the Pakistani has clarified his remark now. As per Amir, Abhishek is one of the finest young talents still and did not intend to demean the batter. “I was talking about him from the point of view of a bowler. I was talking about his technique. People felt bad because I used the word slogger,” Amir told a Pakistani show ‘Haarna Mana Hai’ ‘.
“By that, I meant his technique is such that a good team, a bunch of good bowlers, can trap him. Look at the 14 runs he scored, he scored all of them on one side. The balls he hit were bad balls. But, when Rabada started bowling well, he was not able to figure it out,” he said.
Abhishek Sharma can bounce back
The bowler explained what the batter did well still. “He is a good player. Even after bagging three ducks, he has the same intent. He did not go onto the back foot. He is positive.” He also reserved a special message for Abhishek, talking about technique and how he can improve.
“As a senior player, if my message goes to him, I will tell him: Your technique gets exposed in international cricket. If you can show some patience and play the ball on its merit, then it will be better. He has the skills, but it depends on him how well he will utilise them. I said that in that sense. People felt bad,” he added.
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