Secret of Team India's 'HAT', It can become a guarantee of victory in Asia Cup

Asia Cup 2025 is going to start from 9th September. But, before that, what is the secret of Team India's 'HAT'? How can 'HAT' be a guarantee of victory in Asia Cup played between 8 teams? So first of all, know what does 'HAT' mean? Here 'HAT' means 3 players of India. These are the 3 players who have scored the most runs for India in T20 International this year. Here H means Hardik Pandya.

What is the secret of Team India's 'HAT'?

It is clear that the 3 batsmen who have scored the most runs for India in the T20 matches played so far in the year 2025 are Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma and then Hardik Pandya. Now let us look at the runs scored by these three Indian batsmen in T20 Internationals one by one.

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Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Verma scored the most runs

First of all, let's talk about the two left-handed batsmen included in the HAT i.e. Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Verma. Both of them are India's top scorers in T20 Internationals this year. Abhishek Sharma has scored the most 279 runs for India in the 5 T20 matches played in the year 2025. During this, he scored 135 runs while hitting 1 century. At the same time, Tilak Verma has also played only 5 T20 matches so far this year, in which he has scored 133 runs. During this, his best score has been an unbeaten innings of 72 runs.

Hardik Pandya is no less than anyone!

Talking about Hardik Pandya, he has also played only 5 T20 matches for India in the year 2025. Pandya has scored 112 runs in those 5 matches, in which 53 runs has been his best score.

This is how you can become a guarantee of victory in Asia Cup

So what is the secret of 'HAT', you now know that. Also, you must have understood to a great extent how it can become a guarantee of India's victory in Asia Cup. Hardik, Abhishek and Tilak can make things easier for India in Asia Cup by maintaining their run-scoring streak.

Summary

Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Verma are the highest run-scorers in T20 International this year. Also, both of them are among the top 3 Indians in terms of hitting overall sixes in T20 cricket since 2023. Abhishek Sharma has hit the maximum 182 sixes in the last two years. Tilak Verma is the third highest six-scorer in India since 2023. He has hit 135 sixes during this period.

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