Abhishek Sharma

Indian cricketer (born 2000)

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
Height| 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[2]
Batting| Left-handed
Bowling| Slow left-arm orthodox
Role| Batting all-rounder
International information
National side|

* India (2024–present)

T20I debut (cap 111)| 6 July 2024 v Zimbabwe
Last T20I| 2 February 2025 v England
T20I shirt no.| 4
Domestic team information
Years| Team
2017–present| Punjab
2018| Delhi Daredevils
2019–present| Sunrisers Hyderabad
Career statistics
| Competition | T20I | FC | LA | T20

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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 India national team.[3] He made his debut against Zimbabwe in July 2024.[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] Sharma became the number one ranked T20I batter in 2025.[6]

## Early life

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Sharma was born on 4 September 2000 in Amritsar, Punjab to Manju Sharma and Raj Kumar Sharma. He is the youngest of three, with two elder sisters Komal and Sania.[2] He completed his schooling from Delhi Public School.[2] 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]

## Youth career

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### U16 & U19 domestic

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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]

### First-class cricket

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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]

### List A cricket

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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]

### U19 Asia and World Cup wins

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Sharma captained the 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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### Delhi Daredevils (2018)

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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]

### Sunrisers Hyderabad (2019–present)

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In Feb 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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### T20I debut and rise (2024–present)

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Sharma was called up for the 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, scoring 100 runs at the Harare Sports Club. He became the fastest Indian to score a century in innings batted.[29] He also became the fourth batter to hit a maiden T20I century before 24 years of age.[30]

In 2025, he hit the highest individual score for India in T20Is by scoring 135 runs from 54 balls vs England. His innings included 13 sixes and 7 fours.[31] Sharma hit the second-highest score against England as well as the second-fastest half-century and century for India by balls faced.[32] He also hit the most sixes for India in an innings in men's T20Is and had the highest run-rate during a 100+ partnership for India in T20Is with Tilak Varma.[33] He jumped to the 2nd spot in the men's T20I world rankings after the century, becoming India's number one batter.[34]

In 2025, Sharma reached the number one world ranking in the T20I format and became the youngest Indian to do so.[35]

## International centuries

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### T20I centuries

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Runs  | Against  | Venue  | H/A/N | Date | Result | Ref

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100  |  Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club, Harare | Away  | 7 July 2024  | Won  | [36]
135  |  England | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | Home  | 2 February 2025  | Won  | [37]

## References

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1. ^ "Secret behind Abhishek Sharma's success". indianexpress. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
2. ^ a b c "Abhishek Sharma Cricketer". Crictoday. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 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. ^ "Abhishek Sharma joins Virat Kohli & SKY in elite T20I club, beats SRH teammate Travis Head". Firstpost. 30 July 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
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.
35. ^ "Abhishek Sharma becomes World No.1 in T20Is, joins Kohli, Suryakumar; Pant rewarded for gritty fifty through fracture". Hindustan Times. 30 July 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
36. ^ "Abhishek Sharma scripts history with 46-ball T20I hundred vs Zimbabwe: In Stats". India Today. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
37. ^ 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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Sunrisers Hyderabad - current squad

* 30 Cummins (c)
* 4 Sharma
* 05 Chahur
* 11 Shami
* 16 Harshal Patel
* 18 Manohar
* 21 Mendis
* 23 Kishan (†)
* 24 Baby
* 27 Ansari
* 45 Klaasen (†)
* 62 Head
* 88 Nitish
* 91 Unadkat
* 97 Malinga
* 98 Simarjeet
* 108 Verma
* 888 Zampa
* – Carse
* – Taide

* Head Coach: Daniel Vettori
* Batting Coach: Hemang Badani
* Bowling Coach: Muttiah Muralitharan
* Fielding Coach: Ryan Cook

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