Abhishek Sharma scored 79 runs off just 34 balls, which included eight sixes and five fours. He completed his fifty in just 20 balls.

Abhishek Sharma deserves a longer rope in the T20I side, said spinner Piyush Chawla after the batter's incredible 79-run knock against England. Abhishek lit up the Eden Gardens in the 1st T20I match vs England and scored a match-winning innings laced with 8 sixes and 5 boundaries.

India’s chase began with a sense of urgency, but it was Sharma who made it clear that a comfortable win was on the cards.

India has won the toss and elected to bowl first in the series-opening T20 against England's cricketers in Kolkata.

Abhishek Sharma led India to an emphatic win in the first T20I against England with a 20-ball fifty, achieving a record eight sixes by an Indian in a T20I chase. Varun Chakravarthy and Axar Patel's tight bowling restricted England to 132,

Abhishek Sharma led an outstanding effort and hit India's second-fastest fifty (in terms of balls faced) against England in the Twenty20 International format at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.The love affair between Indian left-handers and English bowlers in the Twenty20 International format gained notoriety thanks to Yuvraj Singh's performances during the 2007 T20 World Cup.

Yuvraj Singh playfully lauded Abhishek Sharma for his scintillating knock against England, blending wit with praise, as the young opener's 79-run innings powered India to a commanding seven-wicket victory in the T20I series opener in Kolkata.

Abhishek Sharma silenced critics with a match-winning 79 against England, crediting coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Suryakumar Yadav for backing him during his slump. The opener's stunning knock has reignited India's hopes ahead of the T20 World Cup preparations.

India ride on Abhishek Sharma's 34-ball 79 and a clinical display from bowlers as the hosts beat England by 7 wickets in the first T20I. India take 1-0 lead in the five-match series.

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Suryakumar Yadav lavished praise on head coach Gautam Gambhir after India's dominating seven-wicket win against England in Kolkata.