Former India player turned commentator Irfan Pathan has said that Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill have added an excellent opening combination in the ongoing Asia Cup 2025 as well. However, India will take on Sri Lanka in the final Super Four Game of the Asia Cup 2025 in Dubai on Friday, September 26 as well.

During a discussion on Sony Sports, Pathan said, “Abhishek and Shubman, their combination that has gotten set is praiseworthy because you need a batter who complements you at the other end. You repeatedly hear them when they speak, stitch a partnership, and explain things to each other, asking for a single to be taken after a four is hit.”

“It’s a different thing that they don’t listen because it happened yesterday (Wednesday) as well. Shubman told Abhishek that 15 runs had come in the over and asked him to play the last ball carefully. He said yes, but hit the last ball for a six. So they try to explain things to each other, but this combination is amazing,” he further added.

However, former India wicketkeeper-batter Saba Karim added that Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill feed off of each other as well.

“Both keep helping each other always in the game plan as well. While batting, you need to keep feeding off of each other. You would have seen many times Abhishek Sharma rotating the strike and telling Shubman Gill what the bowler is doing, the variations they are employing,” he said.

“From all these things, it’s clearly evident that both of them like batting together. Both are extremely clinical in their approach. It’s not like you will see only Abhishek playing big shots every time. In the last match, Shubman started scoring runs quickly in the initial phase. Destroying the opposition bowlers is becoming a sort of habit for them,” he concluded.