Abhishek Sharma

For other people named Abhishek Sharma, see Abhishek Sharma (disambiguation).

Abhishek Sharma
Personal information
Born (2000-09-04) 4 September 2000 (age 24)[1]
Amritsar, Punjab, India
NicknameLaddu[2]
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBatting all-rounder
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 111)6 July 2024 v Zimbabwe
Last T20I2 February 2025 v England
T20I shirt no.4
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017–presentPunjab
2018Delhi Daredevils
2019–presentSunrisers Hyderabad
Career statistics
Competition T20I FC LA T20
Matches 17 24 61 138
Runs scored 535 1,071 2,014 3,787
Batting average 33.43 30.60 35.33 31.29
100s/50s 2/2 1/5 4/8 7/20
Top score 135 100 170 141
Balls bowled 114 1,674 1,764 1,032
Wickets 6 20 38 47
Bowling average 25.50 49.10 37.15 26.72
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/3 4/136 4/56 3/7
Catches/stumpings 7/– 21/– 30/– 48/–
Medal record
Men's cricket
Representing  India
U19 World Cup
Winner 2018 New Zealand
U19 Asia Cup
Winner 2016 Sri Lanka
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 12 April 2025

Abhishek Sharma (born 4 September 2000) is an Indian cricketer who plays for the national team. He made his debut against Zimbabwe in July 2024.[3] His maiden T20I century came in his second match.[4] He plays as a left-handed opening batter and a left arm spinner. In domestic cricket, he represents Punjab and in the Indian Premier League, he plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad.[5]

Early life

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Sharma was born on 4 September 2000 in Amritsar, in Punjab, India, into a Punjabi Hindu family to parents, Manju and Raj Kumar Sharma. He is the youngest of three, with two elder sisters, Komal and Sania.[6]

Sharma completed his schooling from Delhi Public School in the Rama Krishna Puram neighborhood of South West Delhi.[6] He is a friend of Shubman Gill since childhood and they used to open the innings for Punjab in the under-14s.[7] Yuvraj Singh played a role in coaching Sharma during the COVID-19 lockdown period.[8]

Career

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Sharma scored a century in his maiden U-16 match in the domestic cricket tournament for the 2015–2016 Vijay Merchant Trophy. He scored 1,200 runs at an average of 109.09.[9] He then made his U-19 debut for Punjab in the Vinoo Mankad Trophy in 2016.[10]

He made his debut in first-class cricket for Punjab in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy on 6 October 2017.[11] He led Punjab to their maiden Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy win in the 2023-24 season finishing as the second-highest run scorer of the tournament with 485 runs from ten innings at an average of 48.50 and a strike rate of 192.46, registering two hundreds and three fifties.[12]

Sharma played in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy for Punjab.[13] On 28 February 2021, playing for Punjab against Madhya Pradesh, he scored the fastest hundred by an Indian in List A cricket, in 42 balls.[14]

Sharma captained the Indian team to victory at the 2016 U19 Asia Cup and was the player of the match during the final.[15] He also led the team during an ODI series against England U19 in 2017.[16] He was a key member of the team that won the 2018 U19 World Cup. He scored a half-century against Bangladesh in the quarterfinal match of the tournament.[17]

Franchise career

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In January 2018, he was bought by Delhi Daredevils in the 2018 IPL auction for Rs 5.5 million.[18] In May, he made his debut and went on to score 46 runs off 19 balls.[19]

In February 2022, he was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for the 2022 edition.[20] During the tournament, he played 14 matches and scored 426 runs.[21] In 2024, he scored the fastest fifty for SRH against Mumbai Indians at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium.[22] He also finished the season with 484 runs in 16 matches and a strike rate of 200. He was the second highest run-scorer for the team after Travis Head.[23] He won the Most Sixes award for hitting the highest number of sixes (42) in the tournament.[24]

During the 2025 season, Sharma hit his first century of the league in 40 balls during the match against Punjab Kings.[25] He scored 141 runs off 55 balls, the highest individual score by an Indian in the league's history.[26] It was also the third highest individual score of all time.[27] Additionally, it was the highest score by an SRH batter and the fifth-fastest hundred witnessed by the league.[28]

International career

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Sharma was called up for India's 2024 tour of Zimbabwe and he made his international debut in the first match on 6 July. He scored his maiden T20I century in the second match of the series, making 100 runs at the Harare Sports Club.[29][30]

In 2025, he made the highest individual score for India in T20Is, making 135 runs from 54 balls against England. His innings included 13 sixes and seven fours and was India's second fastest T20I century.[31][32][33] Following the innings, he rose to second in the men's T20I world rankings.[34]

International centuries

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Twenty20 International centuries
Runs Against Venue H/A/N Date Result Ref
100  Zimbabwe Harare Sports Club, Harare Away 7 July 2024 India won [35]
135  England Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Home 2 February 2025 India won [36]

References

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  2. ^ "Abhishek Sharma mentions his nickname". Instagram. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Abhishek Sharma, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag make T20I debuts for India". India Today.
  4. ^ Raj, Pratyush (7 July 2024). "Abhishek Sharma's father: After 1st match, I reminded him six-hitting was what led to India call-up". The Indian Express. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Abhishek Sharma". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Abhishek Sharma Cricketer". Crictoday. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Abhishek Sharma after 1st T20I Match". indianexpress. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Behind Abhishek Sharma's Rise". news18. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Career & Stats". CREX. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  10. ^ "How the India U19 World Cup stars fared at IPL 2018". International Cricket Council. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  11. ^ "Group D, Ranji Trophy at Dharamsala, Oct 6-9 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  12. ^ "second highest run scorer of the tournament". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Abhishek Sharma - Profile". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  14. ^ "The ACS – The ACS". Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  15. ^ "Spinners Abhishek and Chahar seal title for India". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  16. ^ "All-rounder Abhishek Sharma to lead India U-19". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  17. ^ "Abhishek Sharma's 50 against Bangladesh at U19CWC". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  18. ^ "List of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  19. ^ "45th match (N), Indian Premier League at Delhi, May 12, 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  20. ^ Jha, Yash (24 March 2022). "The uncapped ones: Shahrukh Khan, Umran Malik and more". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  21. ^ "Mens Team. IPLT20". www.iplt20.com. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  22. ^ "Mens Team. IPLT20". SportsTiger. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  23. ^ "IPL 2024 Orange Cap: Abhishek Sharma breaks into Top 5 after SRH vs CSK match". The Indian Express. 5 April 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  24. ^ Sportstar, Team (27 May 2024). "IPL 2024: Which batter hit most sixes this Indian Premier League season?". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  25. ^ "'This one is for Orange Army': Abhishek Sharma celebrates maiden IPL hundred in style". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  26. ^ "Abhishek Sharma shatters records, registers highest score by an Indian in IPL history | Cricket News – India TV". www.indiatvnews.com. 12 April 2025. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  27. ^ "Abhishek Sharma, SRH light up Hyderabad to set new records: Stat Pack". India Today. 12 April 2025. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  28. ^ "Abhishek Sharma Creates History For Sunrisers Hyderabad, Becomes Fastest Indian To..." Times Now. 12 April 2025. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  29. ^ "India vs Zimbabwe: Abhishek Sharma reflects on his record-breaking T20I century". India Today. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  30. ^ Menon, Mohandas (29 August 2024). "India tour of Zimbabwe: Abhishek Sharma in elite list". Sportstar. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  31. ^ "India v England: Tourists suffer record T20 defeat after Abhishek Sharma century". BBC Sport. 2 February 2025. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  32. ^ "IND vs ENG 5th T20I: Abhishek Sharma's record-breaking 135 powers India to 4-1 series win against England". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  33. ^ "IND vs ENG: Abhishek Sharma rattles England to hit India's second-fastest T20I century". India Today. 2 February 2025. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  34. ^ "Abhishek Sharma's meteoric rise continues, jumps 38 places to 2nd in ICC T20I rankings". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
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  36. ^ icc (2 February 2025). "Abhishek Sharma's milestone innings powers India to victory against England". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
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