Family stands firm as Abhishek Sharma fails against Pakistan
Updated On: 17 February, 2026 08:17 AM IST | Mumbai | Bipin Dani
Abhishek Sharma endured a second consecutive duck against Pakistan in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, witnessed by his family who had flown to Colombo for the marquee clash. Despite disappointment over their son’s performance, father Rajkumar Sharma emphasized that the team’s win was more important than individual scores
India’s Abhishek Sharma walks back to the pavilion after his dismissal vs Pakistan in Colombo on Sunday. Pic/PTI; (right) A screengrab of Abhishek Sharma’s parents Rajkumar Sharma and mother Manju Devi in Colombo recently. Pic/Vimal Kumar’s Youtube channel
Cricket is often called a game of glorious uncertainties, and for young Indian batter Abhishek Sharma, 25, those words rang painfully true in Colombo.
Just a week after his golden duck against the USA in India’s opening match of the T20 World Cup, his family — father Rajkumar Sharma, mother Manju Devi, sister Komal, and her husband Navish Kumar — flew to Colombo for the Indo-Pak clash, but only ended up seeing him get another duck.
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