India have won the T20I series against England, and the last game in Mumbai will just be a formality. The fourth contest was important for both teams, and it was the Men in Blue who emerged victorious by 15 runs after some breathtaking ground fielding and impressive bowling. Abhishek Sharma, who has been opening the batting in the absence of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill, has been inconsistent with the bat.

He scored a brilliant fifty in the series opener in Kolkata but then failed in the next two games. The southpaw was looking good in the Pune match, scoring 29 runs off 19 balls with the help of 4 fours and 1 six.

However, when things were going his way, Abhishek played a reckless shot on Adil Rashid’s ball to end his promising knock. Former player Piyush Chawal wants the team management to back Abhishek as he can win matches on his day.

“He is Team India’s X-factor and you need to give more chances to such players. He deserves more chances because the day he stays at the crease, he can make the match one-sided. It is good Gautam Gambhir and Suryakumar Yadav are backing him,” he said on Star Sports.