Abhishek Sharma IPL 2026: Abhishek Sharma played a brilliant inning of 48 runs against Sunrisers Hyderabad, he hit 4 sixes and 4 fours but the wicket of this player became the cause of a big controversy. Abhishek Sharma's wicket was taken by Blessing Muzarabani and his catch was taken by Varun Chakraborty and this became the biggest reason for the controversy. Abhishek Sharma played a big shot on the fourth ball of the 9th over but Varun Chakraborty standing at the square leg boundary caught the ball. However, when the replay was seen, this catch appeared to be disputed.
Was Abhishek Sharma not out?
When the third umpire saw the video of Varun Chakraborty catching the ball, the ball was seen hitting the ground. It seemed that the ball had tipped down before Chakraborty could take the catch, however the third umpire gave Abhishek out. After Abhishek's dismissal, fans expressed their displeasure on social media. Fans also believed that Abhishek was not out.
Out or Not Out?
Whats your verdict — brilliant effort from Varun Chakaravarthy!
My call: Not out, looked like a bump ball to me. #kkrvssrh pic.twitter.com/NGgSTlFGSN
— Gyan Gautam (@gyanudatt8) April 2, 2026
Because of this catch of Varun Chakraborty, Abhishek Sharma was out on 48 runs. Well, the interesting thing is that Abhishek Sharma had also beaten Varun Chakraborty tremendously. Abhishek Sharma had scored 25 runs in his over, which included 2 sixes and 3 fours. Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head together added 82 runs in 34 balls.
Varun Chakraborty got only 2 overs against Sunrisers Hyderabad and he gave away 31 runs. This player had bowled very poorly in the last match also. Varun Chakraborty also gave 48 runs in 4 overs against Mumbai Indians.
