Abhishek Sharma said support from the team management helped him regain confidence during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup after a tough run in the competition.Abhishek impressed in the final against New Zealand, scoring 52 off 21 balls to get India off to a flying start along with Sanju Samson after the side was asked to bat first. India posted 255 for five and won the match by 96 runs, becoming the first team to defend the T20 World Cup title.
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“One thing was very clear, I wanted to share earlier but today is the best day. The captain and the coach believed in me. Even I doubted myself. I have never experienced this before, it was a tough tournament,” Abhishek said after the match.“I just did my process, I tried to take it one game at a time, but it wasn’t easy. But I love this team because they supported me. It wasn’t easy for me because I was doing well for the team all year, but I wasn’t able to do that in a big tournament.”“But the faith shown in me by the team and the management. I got emotional in the middle of the tournament and I wanted to talk to the coach and the captain and they said you will win us in big games. The crowd supported us a lot despite the tough times,” Abhishek added.India beat New Zealand by 96 runs in the final in Ahmedabad after posting the highest total in the T20 World Cup final.Samson scored 89 while Abhishek 52 and Ishan Kishan added 54 as India finished with 255 for five.The total was the highest ever in a T20 World Cup final. The win also made India the first team to defend their World T20 title and the only team to win the tournament for the third time.
