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Abhishek Sharma (cricketer, born 2000)

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Abhishek Sharma
Personal information
Born (2000-09-04) 4 September 2000 (age 23)
Amritsar, Punjab, India
NicknameThe crowd-puller[1]
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[2]
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBatting-all rounder
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 111)6 July 2024 v Zimbabwe
Last T20I7 July 2024 v Zimbabwe
T20I shirt no.4
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017/18–presentPunjab
2018Delhi Daredevils (squad no. 4)
2019–presentSunrisers Hyderabad (squad no. 18)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches – – 3 24
Runs scored – – 110 1,071
Batting average – – 36.70 30.60
100s/50s –/– –/– 1/0 1/5
Top score – – 100 100
Balls bowled – – 42 1,674
Wickets – – 0 20
Bowling average – – 0.00 49.10
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling –/– –/– –/– 4/136
Catches/stumpings –/– –/– 0/0 21/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 8 July 2024

Abhishek Sharma (born 4 September 2000) is an Indian international cricketer who plays for Punjab in domestic cricket and Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League.[3] He made his List A debut for Punjab in the 2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 25 February 2017.[4] He made his first-class debut for Punjab in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy on 6 October 2017.[5]

In December 2017, he was named in India's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup which was held in New Zealand.[6] In July 2024, he was selected in India's squad for T20 series against Zimbabwe.[7] He made his debut for India in the first match of the series. In the second T20I, he smashed his maiden century.[8]

Early life and background[edit]

Abhishek Sharma was born on 4 September 2000 in Amritsar, Punjab to father Raj Kumar Sharma and mother Manju Sharma. Abhishek is the youngest among three siblings including sisters Komal and Sonia.[2] He completed his schooling at Delhi Public School in Delhi.[2]

Sharma is also a childhood friend of Shubman Gill. The duo used to open the innings for Punjab during Under-14 days.[9] Yuvraj Singh has played a key role in mentoring him during the COVID-19 lockdown period. Sharma used to stay with Yuvraj at his place and used to have training sessions with him. [10]

Domestic career[edit]

Under-16 domestic[edit]

Sharma scored a century on his maiden match in the 2015–16 Vijay Merchant Trophy, which is an Under-16 domestic cricket tournament and scored a total of 1,200 runs at an average of 109.09.[11] [12]

Under-19 domestic[edit]

Sharma made his Under-19 debut for Punjab in the Vinoo Mankad Trophy in 2016-17. [13]

First-class[edit]

He made his debut in first-class cricket for Punjab in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy on 6 October 2017.[14] 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 to his name from ten innings at an average of 48.50 and a strike rate of 192.46, registering two hundreds and three fifties. [15]

List A cricket[edit]

Sharma played in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy for Punjab.[16] 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.[17]

IPL career[edit]

2018-2021: Delhi Daredevils[edit]

In January 2018, he was bought by Delhi Daredevils in the 2018 IPL auction for Rs 5.5 million.[18][19][20] On 12 May 2018, he made his debut and went on to score 46 runs off just 19 balls.[21]

2022-present: Sunrisers Hyderabad[edit]

In February 2022, he was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad in the auction for the 2022 tournament.[22][23] During the tournament, he played 14 matches and scored 426 runs.[24] 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,[25]. and finished the season, having scored 484 runs in 16 matches with an impressive strike rate of around 200, with 42 sixes in the tournament. He was the second highest run-scorer for Sunrisers Hyderabad after Travis Head in the season.

International career[edit]

Under-19 international[edit]

T20 international[edit]

During the 2024 Zimbabwe series, Sharma made his debut on 6 July in the first T20I against Zimbabwe. He scored his maiden T20I century in the second match against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club on 7 July.[28][29] With his first international century, Abhishek Sharma has become first Indian batter to score a ton in the least number of innings.[30]

T20I centuries[edit]

Runs Against S/R Venue H/A/N Date Result
100  Zimbabwe 212.76 Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe Away 7 July 2024 Won

Awards and recognitions[edit]

  • Raj Singh Dungarpur award for being the highest scorer in the Vijay Merchant Trophy (2015-2016),[31] and also for being the highest wicket-taker in the same tournament with 57 wickets under his belt.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Secret behind Abhishek Sharma's success". indianexpress. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Abhishek Sharma Cricketer". Crictoday. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Abhishek Sharma". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Vijay Hazare Trophy, Group A: Punjab vs Vidharbha at Delhi, Feb 25, 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Group D, Ranji Trophy at Dharamsala, Oct 6-9 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Prithvi Shaw to lead India in Under-19 World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. 3 December 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Sudharsan, Jitesh and Rana added to India's squad for first two T20Is against Zimbabwe". ESPNcricinfo. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Abhishek Sharma after 1st T20I Match". indianexpress. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Behind Abhishek Sharma's Rise". news18. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Career & Stats". CREX. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Vijay Merchant Trophy 2015/16". acscricket. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  13. ^ "How the India U19 World Cup stars fared at IPL 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  14. ^ "Group D, Ranji Trophy at Dharamsala, Oct 6-9 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  15. ^ "second highest run scorer of the tournament". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  16. ^ "Abhishek Sharma - Profile". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  17. ^ "The ACS – The ACS". Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  18. ^ "IPL Auction 2018 - Abhishek Sharma| Cricbuzz.com". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  19. ^ "List of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  20. ^ "U19 World Cup stars snapped up in IPL auction". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  21. ^ "45th match (N), Indian Premier League at Delhi, May 12, 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  22. ^ "IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  23. ^ Jha, Yash (24 March 2022). "The uncapped ones: Shahrukh Khan, Umran Malik and more". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  24. ^ "Mens Team. IPLT20". www.iplt20.com. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  25. ^ "Mens Team. IPLT20". SportsTiger. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  26. ^ "All-rounder Abhishek Sharma to lead India U-19". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  27. ^ "Abhishek Sharma's 50 against Bangladesh at U19CWC". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  28. ^ Singh, Vaidehi (7 July 2024). "WATCH: Abhishek Sharma brings in maiden T20I century with hat-trick of sixes in 2nd T20I vs Zimbabwe". SportsTiger. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  29. ^ "ZIM vs IND 2024". SportsTiger. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  30. ^ "Multiple records broken". Sports. NDTV. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  31. ^ "Raj Singh Dungarpur award". Retrieved 8 July 2024.

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