Team India wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan made a cheeky remark about opener Abhishek Sharma’s footwear. He posted a picture of Abhishek wearing a pair of traditional Japanese slippers as the side arrived in Tokyo ahead of the Asian Games 2026.
In the photograph posted by Kishan, the swashbuckling batter can be seen posing at a restaurant in a white shirt and blue trousers. He wore slippers with a slight heel on the sole.
Reacting to Abhishek’s choice of footwear, Kishan wrote:
“Loving the heels bro.”
India are set to take on Japan in a one-off T20I at Sano International Cricket Ground on Tuesday, September 22. It will be the first-ever senior men’s international match between the two nations.
The Men in Blue will then commence their quest for gold at the Asian Games 2026. India have directly qualified for the quarterfinals. They are among the four seeded teams with Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh.
“No one hits as hard even in a video game” – Aakash Chopra’s massive praise for Abhishek Sharma after AFG vs IND 2026 T20Is
Abhishek Sharma was the Player of the Series in India’s 3-0 T20I series clean sweep over Afghanistan. His carnage was among the biggest talking points of the third fixture as he slammed a 30-ball century.
It was the fastest T20I ton by a batter from a Full Member nation. The southpaw finished with 108 runs off 34 balls. Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra reserved huge praise for Abhishek following the explosive knock.
The cricketer-turned-commentator said in his YouTube video:
“What a player, man! No one hits as hard even in a video game as this guy does when he gets going. When he starts hitting, he absolutely tears the bowling apart. He made the fastest T20 century against a Test-playing nation, and then celebrated like this as well. The Kotla ground isn’t particularly big anyway, but he just kept hitting sixes one after another. He was absolutely stellar and stunning.”
Abhishek Sharma was the leading run-scorer of the series, amassing 229 runs across three innings at a strike rate of 269.41.
Edited by Aditya Suketu Desai