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Abhishek Sharma (cricketer, born 2000)

Not to be confused with Abhishek Sharma (cricketer, born 1985).

Abhishek Sharma (born 4 September 2000) is an Indian international cricketer who debuted for Indian national cricket team against Zimbabwe in July 2024.[4] In the second match, he hit a maiden century.[5] His role is as an opening batter and a spinner. He plays for Punjab in domestic cricket and Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League (IPL).[6] Sharma was the member of the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup that won the junior world cup.

Abhishek Sharma
Personal information
Born (2000-09-04) 4 September 2000 (age 24)
Amritsar, Punjab, India
NicknameThe crowd-puller,[1] Laddu[2]
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[3]
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 FC LA T20 T20I
Matches 24 53 109 5
Runs scored 1,071 1,547 2,795 124
Batting average 30.6 31.5 30.05 31
100s/50s 1/5 3/5 4/16 1/0
Top score 100 169* 112 100
Balls bowled 1,674 1,374 792 78
Wickets 20 29 34 2
Bowling average 49.1 36.8 28.3 58
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/136 3/17 3/7 1/20
Catches/stumpings 21/0 24/0 33/0 2/0
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 8 July 2024

Early life and background

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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

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Under-16 domestic

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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

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

First-class

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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

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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

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2018: Delhi Daredevils

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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

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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

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Under-19 international

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T20 international

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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

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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

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  • Raj Singh Dungarpur award for being the highest scorer in the Vijay Merchant Trophy (2015-2016),[30] and for being the highest wicket-taker in the same tournament with 57 wickets.

References

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  1. ^ "Secret behind Abhishek Sharma's success". indianexpress. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Abhishek Sharma mentions his nickname". Instagram. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Abhishek Sharma Cricketer". Crictoday. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Abhishek Sharma, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag make T20I debuts for India". India Today.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Abhishek Sharma". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  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. ^ "Vijay Merchant Trophy 2015/16". acscricket. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  11. ^ "How the India U19 World Cup stars fared at IPL 2018". International Cricket Council. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  12. ^ "Group D, Ranji Trophy at Dharamsala, Oct 6-9 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  13. ^ "second highest run scorer of the tournament". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Abhishek Sharma - Profile". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  15. ^ "The ACS – The ACS". Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  16. ^ "IPL Auction 2018 - Abhishek Sharma| Cricbuzz.com". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  17. ^ "List of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  18. ^ "U19 World Cup stars snapped up in IPL auction". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  19. ^ "45th match (N), Indian Premier League at Delhi, May 12, 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  20. ^ "IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  21. ^ Jha, Yash (24 March 2022). "The uncapped ones: Shahrukh Khan, Umran Malik and more". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  22. ^ "Mens Team. IPLT20". www.iplt20.com. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  23. ^ "Mens Team. IPLT20". SportsTiger. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  24. ^ "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.
  25. ^ "All-rounder Abhishek Sharma to lead India U-19". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  26. ^ "Abhishek Sharma's 50 against Bangladesh at U19CWC". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  27. ^ 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.
  28. ^ "ZIM vs IND 2024". SportsTiger. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  29. ^ "Multiple records broken". Sports. NDTV. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  30. ^ "Raj Singh Dungarpur award". Retrieved 8 July 2024.
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