India’s Abhishek Sharma (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.) NEW DELHI: India captain Suryakumar Yadav offered a cheeky response after Pakistan skipper Salman Ali Agha said he hoped India opener Abhishek Sharma would be fit for the World T20 clash between the two teams on Sunday.At the pre-match press conference on Saturday, Agha said that Pakistan wanted to face India at full strength and wished for Abhishek’s recovery.“I really hope – we all know he’s a good player and I really hope he plays tomorrow because we want to play against the best team they have and I really hope he recovers well and can play tomorrow,” Agha said.When asked about the remark, Suryakumar replied with a smile, “If he (Pakistan cricket team captain) wants him to play, he (Abhishek Sharma) will play with him tomorrow.”Abhishek had a tough start to the tournament as he claimed a golden duck against USA. He then missed India’s match against Namibia in Delhi after being hospitalized with a stomach infection.Abhishek, who made his T20I debut after India’s 2024 World Cup triumph, has been in excellent form in the format. In 38 matches and 37 innings, he scored 1,297 runs at an average of 37.05 and a strike rate of 194.74, including two centuries and eight fifties, with a highest score of 135.He entered this year’s T20 World Cup as the world’s highest-rated T20I batsman. He played three matches against Pakistan, scoring 110 runs at an average of 36.66 and a strike rate of 189.65, with a best of 74. India will face Pakistan on February 15 at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
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