"Absolutely unacceptable": Abhishek Sharma lands in massive controversy ahead of England series

India opener Abhishek Sharma was at the loggerheads with the Indigo Airlines staff for wasting his only holiday before he prepares for India's T20I series against England. The left-hander took to social media to express his frustration.

Abhishek was absolutely furious about the alleged serious misconduct by a staff member at Delhi Airport and even named her in his story. He further went on to call it his "worst airline experience" and claimed that he wasn't helped by the staff members.

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Abhishek Sharma brutally slams Indigo Airlines staff

Abhishek Sharma took to Instagram and shared a story in which he narrated the whole incident that happened to him at the Delhi Airport. By naming the manager "Sushmita Mittal", he called it his worst experience with Indigo Airlines.

The opener claimed that the airline staff kept moving him from one counter to another which caused the delay in the check-in process and as a result, his flight was missed and he couldn't go back home.

"I had the worst experience with Indigo at Delhi airport, and the behaviour of staff, especially counter manager Ms Sushmita Mittal, was absolutely unacceptable. I arrived on time at the correct counter, but they redirected me unnecessarily to another counter. only to tell me later that check-in was closed, making me miss my flight," Abhishek wrote in his Instagram story.

"I only had a one-day holiday, which has now been completely ruined. To make it even worse, they are offering no further helpful assistance. This is by far the worst airline experience, and worst staff management I've ever had," he added.

It is believed that Abhishek wanted to spend time with his family and close ones before joining India's squad for the T20I series against England in Kolkata, where the first match will be played on January 22.

Abhishek Sharma in the Vijay Hazare Trophy

Abhishek Sharma recently played for Punjab in the Vijay Hazare Trophy where he was also the captain of the team. Punjab bowed out of the tournament after losing to Maharashtra on January 11 in the quarter-final.

Abhishek had a good time with the bat in the tournament. He scored 467 runs in eight matches at an impressive average of 58.37 and a strike rate of 130.44 with one hundred and three fifties. Currently, he is the fifth-highest run-getter of the season.

Abhishek Sharma's T20I numbers

Abhishek Sharma has been a part of India's T20I squad for the past few months. After making his T20I debut in Zimbabwe last year, he has been given constant chances to cement his spot in the team.

The youngster has shown glimpses of his talent but is yet to find consistency. He has played 12 T20Is and scored 256 runs at an average of 23.27 and a strike rate of 171.81. He was dismissed for a duck in his debut T20I but smashed a belligerent hundred in his second match.

India will play a five-match T20I series against England in which Abhishek Sharma is expected to open alongside Sanju Samson. Abhishek is a naturally aggressive batter who can take the game away from the opposition with his strokeplay.