Former India pacer Varun Aaron urged the team management to keep Abhishek in a good headspace. He added that even if Abhishek skips batting in a practice session or two, it won’t hurt him. Aaron felt that the Punjab batsman should back his instincts instead of worrying about what happened earlier in the campaign.
“In a tournament, within a tournament, you can’t make technical changes. You don’t want to get into that zone as a batsman or a bowler because that completely shifts your thoughts from what you have in front of you to what you are doing. You don’t want to be in that space at all. All you have to do is keep him in a good head space, have a good conversation with him, maybe sometimes just not practice, just go there, trust your instincts and play. And that’s what he has done. If you talk about the first game against the US, that was a brilliant shot, it went straight to the field player. Then he clearly went out of bounds,” Aaron said during a discussion on ESPNcricinfo on Friday, February 20.
Abhishek developed a stomach-related illness after the first match against USA and had to visit the hospital. Aaron stated that sometimes an injury or illness disrupts a player’s rhythm. The cricketer turned expert also suggested that Abhishek should do the things he enjoys off the field.
“Over the last year he’s been dealing with spin, leg spin, left-arm spin, fast bowling, everything. So, and that’s not because of any technical change. He’s also fallen ill. Sometimes cricket is a very funny game. A little incident, like an injury or an illness, can just change your rhythm. And sometimes, if you just get too deep into your game instead of just being in a good spirit, it can hold you back. And I think he just needs to get back to doing things off the field that he enjoys doing. to do, and I’m sure things will go well for him on the pitch,” he added.
India and South Africa are undefeated in the tournament so far. Both teams won four matches each in their respective groups. West Indies and Zimbabwe are the other two teams they will play in Group 1 in the Super 8.
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