Abhishek Sharma

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For opener Abhishek Sharma, starting an innings with a six is par for the course. “He has pretty much turned T20 cricket on its head. With Abhishek at the crease, expecting a sixer off the first ball is not unusual,” says Lloyd Mathias, angel investor and business strategist. Sharma’s “USP” is that he has “pushed the sweepstakes of strike rates to almost a 200-plus level”. “He’s a good-looking boy and gets all the attention,” says Abhishek Ganguly, co-founder and CEO of Agilitas Sports, which has signed on Sharma for sportswear brand Lotto. His aggressive style makes him a good fit for flamboyant lifestyle brands. And his rootedness works in his favour. “I see so many 24-25-year-olds with talent who get distracted by the attention they get… This young man will not be distracted,” says Ganguly.