Team India opener Abhishek Sharma surpassed captain Suryakumar Yadav to become the fastest batter to reach 1000 T20I runs among full-member nations, achieving the milestone in just 528 balls. He surpassed Suryakumar Yadav (573 balls) and England’s Phil Salt (599) on the list of quickest to the mark by balls faced.

Abhishek Sharma has played 29 T20I matches, batting in 28 innings and remaining not out once. He has scored a total of 1,012 runs at an impressive average of 37.48 and a blistering strike rate of 189.51. His highest score in the format is 135, and his tally includes two centuries and six half-centuries Abhishek Sharma achieved this milestone during the fifth and final T20I of the series against Australia, which is being played at The Gabba in Brisbane on Saturday.

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