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Abhishek Sharma praises 'selfless' Sanju Samson for letting Vaibhav Sooryavanshi open

Following India's dominant six-wicket victory over New Zealand in Wellington on October 27, opening batter Abhishek Sharma commended teammate Sanju Samson for his team-first mindset. Samson agreed to drop down to number three in the batting order, allowing Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to step into the opening role alongside Abhishek during the third T20I match.

The strategic adjustment paid off immediately as Abhishek smashed 113 runs from 38 balls and Vaibhav contributed 40 runs from 19 deliveries, helping India successfully chase down a target of 199 in 13.2 overs and establish a new powerplay milestone of 118 runs without loss.

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