'May be He will not score...'- Irfan Pathan's surprising statement on Abhishek Sharma before IND vs PAK Asia Cup 2025 Final

Irfan Pathan tried to show both sides of a coin. The subject of his YouTube video is Abhishek Sharma, the batter who has been scoring runs continuously throughout the ongoing Asia Cup 2025. Sharma's run flow helped India to reach the final of the tournament as the first team of the contest, later joined by Pakistan. On Sunday (September 28), the India vs Pakistan match will be held to decide the winner of the Asia Cup 2025. 

Former India international heaped praise on Abhishek Sharma for his fearless batting approach against all teams so far. Ahead of the final, he is the top run scorer of the tournament with 309 runs from six innings at an average of 51.50 and a strike rate of 204.63. Irfan believes that the batter has become a crowd puller because of his batting skills. 

"Abhishek has scored 35-45% of India's runs in the Asia Cup alone. His strike rate is amazing, and it is not easy. His ability to hit the front and his base is impressing everyone. Everyone feels like they will buy the match ticket to watch this guy play. He is consistent and has become a six-hitting machine. He has played more than 30 balls only four times and has scored hundreds two times. That means if he plays a few more balls, then he will push the opposition on the back foot," Irfan Pathan said on his YouTube channel. 

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Pathan's surprising comment on Abhishek Sharma 

After saying that, Pathan put the law of averages in the discussion. The law of averages means that when a player is at his peak, he can experience an unexpected off form. Pathan feared that this could happen with the batter during the Asia Cup 2025 final as well. But he has trust in other Team India batters. Irfan also stated that if Pakistan bowlers manage to take the wicket of Sharma early, still, Team India has enough firepower to bounce back.

"Everyone will now think that Pakistan will target him in the final, and there could be the law of averages; maybe he will not score runs on a few days. But his method should not change. If Pakistan thinks getting him out alone will win them the game, there are other players as well," Pathan opined.