In the ongoing series against the Proteas, Abhishek got dismissed for 7 and 4. Recently, former India opener Aakash Chopra issued a warning for the young batter, stating that the time is running out for him.

Indian opener Abhishek Sharma slammed a whirlwind half-century in the third T20I versus South Africa at SuperSport Park, Centurion on Wednesday. India lost Sanju Samson (0) on the 2nd delivery of the match before Abhishek and Tilak Varma added 107 runs in no time.

Pressure is on Abhishek Sharma going into the third T20I as the left-handed batter has struggled to find his feet in T20Is, barring his century against Zimbabwe in July.

Fans on X (formerly known as Twitter) are questioning his position, especially with Sanju Samson in good form and with Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal still part of the squad, but missing the T20I series against South Africa due to the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

The problem starts from the top, more with Abhishek Sharma, whose extended lean run with the bat has now snowballed into a serious concern. He is in desperate need of a good outing in Centurion before the management thinks of juggling the combination.

Aakash Chopra asserted that Abhishek Sharma has to change his over-aggressive approach to spend more time in the middle and regain confidence.