South African Batting Coach Ashwell Prince Opens Up on Abhishek Sharma’s Lean Patch

The poor form of Abhishek Sharma in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 has become a headache for the Indian team. He has scored consecutive ducks in the last three matches, as different teams have exploited his weakness in the leg-side play.

South African batting coach Ashwell Prince shared his views on Abhishek Sharma’s poor form, saying that he is an exceptional talent who will learn many lessons as his career progresses.

"I obviously don't want to make too many comments about any individuals in the Indian team. At the end of the day, he's a young man, and he will learn that in his cricket career. He will have highs, and that will happen a lot more in the future as well; not only once in your life will that happen" said South African batting coach, Ashwell Prince.

"But he's a fantastic player, and we know how dangerous he can be. But from our side, know, our focus is not on one of the Indian players," added Ashwell Prince.

He further said that India has a strong lineup, so South Africa has prepared plans for the entire team, not just one individual.

"They have got a strong lineup. So we have to focus on the whole lineup and the whole team and try and see how we can score one run more than them. That's the goal. So as I say, the focus on the Indian team is not only on one player," said Ashwell Prince.

Prince then said that every match in the Super Eights stage is important, which is why South Africa will not take any team lightly in its group.

"It is a big match tomorrow, but so are the matches, the rest of the matches in the Super 8s, against the West Indies, who also topped their group, and against Zimbabwe, who also topped their group. So the three matches as a whole, they will all be tough matches. The focus for now is tomorrow's match against India," concluded Ashwell Prince.