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Colombo. Former Sri Lankan cricketer Chamara Kapugedara has praised Indian opener Abhishek Sharma, saying that he reminds him of Chris Gayle during the peak days of his career. Last year in T20, Abhishek batted at a strike rate of 170. His strike rate in powerplay overs is the highest among Indian opening batsmen.

Kapugedara said in the PTI video, India’s success in the last one year has largely depended on Abhishek Sharma. He has batted brilliantly. He said, I have not seen anyone playing like this except Chris Gayle. I don’t think anyone can replace Abhishek Sharma in the Indian team at this time.

Comparing Abhishek and wicketkeeper batsman Sanju Samson, Kapugedara said, Sanju is a great player. We have seen him score centuries but the way Abhishek scores runs, he becomes the pivot of Indian batting or gives freedom to the middle order to play without pressure. He also said that before the match against India on Sunday, Pakistan will not get any advantage despite playing all the matches on the same ground.

He said, the pitch of Premadasa Stadium does not provide bounce. I think the Indian team will be a strong contender but considering the current form of Pakistan, it will be a close match.