Indian opener Abhishek Sharma is on a record-breaking spree. Day after day, he is scripting history and making his name more brilliant in the annals of T20I cricket.
On Wednesday, the left-hander scored a brilliant half-century against Bangladesh in the 2025 Asia Cup’s Super Four stage at the Dubai International Stadium, scoring 75 off 37 with six boundaries and five sixes at a strike rate of 202.70. It took him only 25 balls to cross the 50-run mark, as early as the seventh over.
It was the fifth time in his nascent career that Abhishek took 25 or fewer balls for a half-century. With it, he went past his mentor and former Punjab and India legend, Yuvraj Singh, who had four such half-centuries to his name. Now, only two Indians have more such fifties — Suryakumar Yadav (seven) and Rohit