After India lifted the Asia Cup 2025 title, Bharatiya Janata Partyâ€s social media posted a video trolling Shaheen Shah Afridi. (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: Abhishek Sharma was unstoppable in the Asia Cup 2025, delivering match-winning performances against arch-rivals Pakistan. He first made an impact in the league stage clash with a fiery 31, then followed it up with a scintillating 39-ball 74 in the Super 4s encounter. Abhishek was particularly brutal against Pakistanâ€s pace spearhead, Shaheen Shah Afridi, hitting 22 runs off him with two towering sixes and as many boundaries. In the second match, he continued his assault, dominating Shaheen with punishing strokes all around the park.After India lifted the Asia Cup 2025 title, Bharatiya Janata Partyâ€s social media posted a video trolling Afridi. In it, Afridi is heard saying, “I am Pakistan’s premier fast bowlerâ€, before cutting to shots of Sharma sending him to all corners of the ground.Abhishekâ€s extraordinary performances also translated into record-breaking achievements in the latest ICC T20 International Rankings, released on Wednesday. Watch video hereHe reached a career-high 931 rating points, the highest-ever in ICC T20I history, surpassing the previous best of 919 set by Englandâ€s Dawid Malan in 2020.The 25-year-old left-hander, adjudged Player of the Tournament, maintained a strike rate of over 200 during the Asia Cup and also surpassed the previous best ratings of teammates Suryakumar Yadav (912) and Virat Kohli (909).Since making his international debut last year, Abhishek has amassed a total of 314 runs at an average of 44.85 in seven Asia Cup matches. He now leads Englandâ€s Phil Salt by 82 rating points, while India teammate Tilak Varma holds third place with 213 runs in the tournament.With his combination of power, timing, and consistency, Abhishek Sharma has firmly established himself as one of the most destructive and promising batters in T20 cricket today.
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