4 min readFeb 19, 2026 08:46 PM IST With his third consecutive duck in the ongoing T20 World Cup during India’s last group match against Netherlands, Indian batsman Abhishek Sharma now holds the record for most ducks for India in T20 World Cups. Sharma, who now shares the top spot in terms of ducks for India in T20 World Cups with Ashish Nehra, has failed to score a run in the World Cup so far and all of his dismissals coming too early in the innings, former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar believes the 25-year-old needs to spend time in the middle and it’s the pressure of being the big six-hitter and top batter, which is showing. “Abhishek Sharma is a lovely guy, but expectations seem to be weighing on him. If he had started well against the USA, it would have been different. Now, the pressure of being the big six-hitter and top batter is showing. With his shot range, he needs to spend time in the middle. He cannot try to hit a boundary …