India, Sept. 22 -- Opening batter Abhishek Sharma showed the world his class and talent against Pakistan on Sunday. His whirlwind knock of 74 runs off 39 balls left Salman Ali Agha's side shell-shocked in the Asia Cup 2025 Super 4s match at the Dubai International Stadium. The left-hander missed out on a well-deserved century, but his performance helped India chase down the target of 172 with six wickets in hand and seven balls to spare. Apart from the fours and sixes, what captured everyone's imagination was Abhishek's on-field duels with Haris Rauf and Shaheen Shah Afridi.

Abhishek started India's chase with a bang, smashing a six off Shaheen's bowling. As soon as he landed the first blow, the left-hander told Shaheen to go back to his...