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Better Than Abhishek Sharma? Why Priyansh Arya Should Be Selected In India's T20I Squad

Anurag Dasgupta

Why Priyansh Arya should be in India T20I Squad [Source: AP Photo] Why Priyansh Arya should be in India T20I Squad [Source: AP Photo]

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 has witnessed many scintillating performances and several players have had their breakout campaign, but Punjab Kings has perhaps produced the best of tghe lot in Priyansh Arya. The PBKS opener has simply taken the league by storm.

The young southpaw already has an IPL century to his name and against Delhi Capitals on Thursday, he smashed a 25-ball fifty and blew away the opposition. The youngster has all the tools to succeed at the international level and here are two key reasons why he should be selected in the India T20I squad.

1) Stellar and fearless IPL campaign

Suryakumar Yadav might be leading the IPL Orange Cap race, but Priyansh Arya has had the biggest impact by an Indian in the ongoing league. In-fact, he has the best strike-rate amongst all the Indian players in IPL (193.65). He plays a fearless brand of cricket, something which head coach, Gautam Gambhir endorses.

Criterion
Data
Matches12
Runs397
Strike-rate193.65
50s/100s2/1

(Priyansh stats in IPL 2025)

As the numbers tell the story, Priyansh Arya, the PBKS star has almost 400 runs in the league and has an astonishing strike-rate of 193.65, which is second to none. Plus, he already has a century to his name and has at-least 2 more matches to showcase his skills.

2) Better than Abhishek Sharma?

At the moment, Abhishek Sharma opens for India in T20Is, however, the southpaw has consistency issues, something which Priyansh doesn't have at the moment.

Last season, Abhishek dominated the IPL, but in 2025, he faded away quickly despite a century to his name.

Criterion
IPL 2025
IPL 2024
Matches11
16
Runs314
484
Strike-rate180
204.22
50s/100s1/1
3/0

(Abhishek Sharma IPL 2024, 2025 STATS)

As the numbers suggests, Abhishek has not been consistent enough in the league. Last season, he took the IPL by storm, however, in 2025, teams found out his weakness and the batter only had one good innings. Priyansh Arya, on the other hand has been the epitome of consistency and has constantly delivered this season.