Became a dreaded opener at the age of 23, crossed the 400 mark, can leave Virat Kohli behind and become India’s new ‘Sixer King’

New Delhi. In the 17th season of IPL, India’s young opener Abhishek Sharma is in the headlines with his explosive batting. Abhishek, playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad, is playing an important role in helping the team win by scoring runs at a strike rate of more than 200. He is being called the future rising star of Indian cricket. Yuvraj Singh’s protégé Abhishek along with Australia’s Travis Head are wreaking havoc on the batsmen. He has become the first uncapped player to touch the 400-run mark in IPL this season. This season he has hit 35 sixes. Abhishek now aims to leave Virat Kohli behind. He can soon become the new sixer of India.

23-year-old Abhishek Sharma has scored 401 runs in 12 matches in IPL 2024, which includes 2 half centuries. During this period his strike rate has been 205.64. Abhishek’s best score was 75 not out which he scored against Lucknow Super Giants. Left-handed batsman Abhishek hit 8 fours and 6 sixes in 28 balls against LSG. In this match, he made a record partnership of 167 runs with Travis Head. Hyderabad has strengthened its contention in the playoffs by winning by 10 wickets.

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Abhishek has hit 35 sixes this season
Abhishek Sharma has hit the most sixes in IPL 2024. He has 35 sixes in his name this season. Virat Kohli is at number one among the Indians who have hit the most sixes in a season of IPL. Kohli had hit a total of 38 sixes in the IPL in the year 2016. Abhishek Sharma Former RCB captain Virat Kohli is just 4 sixes away from breaking this record. Rishabh Pant had hit 37 sixes in 2018 while Shivam Dubey had hit 35 sixes in IPL 2023 last year.

Abhishek Sharma is a disciple of Yuvraj Singh
Abhishek Sharma has learned the art of cricket from legendary all-rounder Yuvraj Singh. He has played Under 19 World Cup in the team in which Prithvi Shaw and Shubman Gill were there. Then the Indian team became world champion under the guidance of Rahul Dravid. At that time Abhishek used to open with his captain Prithvi. Abhishek is batting fearlessly. However, he has not got a place in the Indian team for the upcoming T20 World Cup.

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