India cricket team star Abhishek Sharma is simply unstoppable! The batter has now become the fastest to reach 1000 runs in T20Is in terms of balls faced, displacing Australia’s Tim David from the top position. Sharma is also the fifth fastest batter to reach 1000 T20I runs in terms of innings. Abhishek achieved the feat during the IND vs AUS 5th T20I.
Abhishek Sharma creates new record in T20Is
Abhishek Sharma has taken 528 deliveries to reach 1000 runs in T20Is, the fastest to do so. Second on the list is David followed by India captain Suryakumar Yadav. The explosive opener has also taken just 28 innings to reach the milestone and is only behind Virat Kohli on the list of Indians who have achieved the rare feat.
| Batter | Balls taken |
| Abhishek Sharma | 528 |
| Tim David | 569 |
| Suryakumar Yadav | 573 |
| Phil Salt | 599 |
| Glenn Maxwell | 604 |
| Batter | Innings |
| Virat Kohli | 27 |
| Abhishek Sharma | 28 |
| KL Rahul | 29 |
| Suryakumar Yadav | 31 |
| Rohit Sharma | 40 |
Abhishek has fared decently in Australia in the ongoing IND vs AUS T20I series, with his best outing coming in the 2nd T20I in Melbourne. On four occasions, the explosive opener managed to get good starts but failed to convert it to big knocks as his ultra-aggressive approach led to early dismissals. His 68-run knock in the IND vs AUS 2nd T20I is his standout in this series so far. At the time of publishing this copy, Sharma is on 23 off 13 deliveries, having struck one six and four each so far.
India captain Suryakumar Yadav lost the toss yet again and was asked to bat first by Mitchell Marsh. Shubman Gill and Sharma provided the perfect start for India before play was paused just before the end of powerplay due to rain.
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