Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan gave a witty response after former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar mistakenly took his name instead of Indian opener Abhishek Sharma during a cricket analysis show.
Akhtar, while discussing Pakistan’s upcoming Asia Cup 2025 final against India, mixed up the names and said, “If Pakistan get Abhishek Bachchan out early on in a hypothetical situation, then what is going to happen with the middle-order? Their middle-order hasn’t performed well.”
The slip drew laughter from the panel and quickly went viral on social media.
Abhishek Bachchan added to the fun by sharing the clip on X. He wrote, “Sir, with all due respect… don’t think they’ll even manage that! And I’m not even good at playing cricket.”
Meanwhile, the real Abhishek in the spotlight, India’s in-form opener Abhishek Sharma, continues to dominate the Asia Cup. He leads the batting charts with 309 runs in six innings at an average of 51.50 and a blistering strike rate of 204.63. His latest knock of 61 against Sri Lanka helped him surpass Mohammad Rizwan’s record for most runs in a single edition of the T20 Asia Cup.
Rizwan had scored 281 runs in the 2022 edition, while Virat Kohli sits third on the all-time list with 276 runs in the same tournament.