Abhishek Sharma: The Indian explosive opening batter Abhishek Sharma is on the brink of creating history in the Asia Cup 2025 final against Pakistan on Sunday, September 28, at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai. His explosive batting has brought him to breaking the records of T20I legends Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan in the ongoing tournament.
ABHISHEK SHARMA’s BRILLIANT KNOCKS IN IPL
Before the start of the Asia Cup 2025, fans were very excited to see Abhishek’s performance in the tournament, as he was seen in very good form for the last two seasons, alongside his Australian partner, Travis Head, in the IPL. The duo delivered many iconic knocks for the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH).
ABHISHEK SHARMA IN ASIA CUP 2025
Currently, Abhishek Sharma stood as the topper with the most runs in the Asia Cup with 309* runs at an average of 51.50 and a strike rate of 204.63, smashing three half-centuries with the best score of 75 runs.
He is just 11 runs away from breaking the record of Indian legendary cricketer Virat Kohli of most runs by an Indian during a multinational T20I tournament.
The Dubai International Cricket Stadium is all set to witness the final between India and Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2025, as both teams are competing for the first time since the inaugural edition of the tournament after a long wait of 41 years.
TIED WITH ROHIT SHARMA AND MOHAMMAD RIZWAN
Currently, Abhishek is in equal score with Rohit Sharma and Mohammad Rizwan for the most successive 30-plus scores in T20s, with a total of seven such scores. Another 30-plus score from him will help him to surpass the record of these two players.
If we take a look at Abhishek’s performance in T20I this year, then he has been tremendous as he scored a total of 598 runs in 11 matches at an average of 53.45 and a strike rate of 211.51, smashing a century and four half-centuries.
The 25-year-old is also just 23 runs away from breaking the record of England’s Phil Salt of having the most runs by a player from a test-playing nation in a T20I tournament. In 2023, during the West Indies tour, Salt scored 331 runs in five T20Is at an average of 82.75, smashed two centuries with the best score of 119.
