In the ongoing series against the Proteas, Abhishek got dismissed for 7 and 4. Recently, former India opener Aakash Chopra issued a warning for the young batter, stating that the time is running out for him.

Pressure is on Abhishek Sharma going into the third T20I as the left-handed batter has struggled to find his feet in T20Is, barring his century against Zimbabwe in July.

Tilak Varma (107*) and Abhishek Sharma (50) led the way as India posted a daunting 219/6 at the SuperSport Park. Arshdeep Singh’s fine spell of death bowling then ensured the Men in Blue survived a scare from Marco Jansen and Heinrich Klaasen to walk away with a win.

The problem starts from the top, more with Abhishek Sharma, whose extended lean run with the bat has now snowballed into a serious concern. He is in desperate need of a good outing in Centurion before the management thinks of juggling the combination.

Aakash Chopra asserted that Abhishek Sharma has to change his over-aggressive approach to spend more time in the middle and regain confidence.