Abhishek Sharma (cricketer, born 2000)

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Abhishek Sharma
Personal information
Born (2000-09-04) 4 September 2000 (age 24) [1]
Amritsar, Punjab, India
NicknameLaddu [2]
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm) [3]
BattingLeft-handed
Bowling Slow left-arm orthodox
Role All-rounder
International information
National side
T20I debut(cap  111)6 July 2024 v  Zimbabwe
Last T20I13 November 2024 v  South Africa
T20I shirt no.4
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
Men's cricket Cricket pictogram.svg
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
U19 World Cup
Gold medal icon.svg 2018 New Zealand Team
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 26 December 2024

Abhishek Sharma (born 4 September 2000) is an Indian international cricketer who plays for the national team. He made his international debut against Zimbabwe in July 2024, [4] and hit his maiden T20I century in his second match. [5] He plays as an opening batter and a spinner. In domestic cricket, he represents Punjab and in the IPL, he plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad. [6] Sharma was a member of the 2018 U19 World Cup winning team.

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Early life and background

Abhishek Sharma was born on 4 September 2000 in Amritsar, Punjab to father Raj Kumar Sharma and mother Manju Sharma. Sharma is the youngest of three, with two elder sisters Komal and Sonia. [3] He completed his schooling at Delhi Public School. [3]

Sharma is a childhood friend of Shubman Gill, 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]

Domestic career

Under-16 domestic

Sharma scored a century in his maiden match in the Under-16 domestic cricket tournament for the 2015–16 Vijay Merchant Trophy. He scored 1,200 runs that tournament at an average of 109.09. [9] [10]

Under-19 domestic

Sharma made his Under-19 debut for Punjab in the Vinoo Mankad Trophy in 2016-17. [11]

First-class

He made his debut in first-class cricket for Punjab in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy on 6 October 2017. [12] 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. [13]

List A cricket

Sharma played in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy for Punjab. [14] 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. [15]

IPL career

2018: Delhi Daredevils

In January 2018, he was bought by Delhi Daredevils in the 2018 IPL auction for Rs 5.5 million. [16] [17] [18] On 12 May 2018, he made his debut and went on to score 46 runs off 19 balls. [19]

2019-present: Sunrisers Hyderabad

In February 2022, he was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad in the auction for the 2022 tournament. [20] [21] During the tournament, he played 14 matches and scored 426 runs. [22] In IPL 2024, he scored the fastest fifty for Sunrisers Hyderabad against Mumbai Indians on 27 March 2024 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium. [23] He finished the season with 484 runs in 16 matches, with a strike rate of around 200, and 42 sixes in the tournament. He was the second highest run-scorer for Sunrisers Hyderabad that season, after Travis Head. [24] The Sunrisers eventually went on to the finals, where they lost to the Kolkata Knight Riders.

International career

Under-19 international

T20 international

During the 2024 Zimbabwe series, Sharma made his debut on 6 July in the first match against Zimbabwe. He scored his maiden T20I century in the second match against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club on 7 July. [27] [28] With his first international century, Sharma became the first Indian batsman to score a ton in the least number of innings. [29]

T20I centuries

RunsAgainstS/RVenueH/A/NDateResult
100Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 212.76 Harare Sports Club, Harare, ZimbabweAway7 July 2024Won

Awards and recognitions

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