Abhishek Sharma becomes first Indian to hit 100+ T20 sixes in a calendar year

Abhishek Sharma becomes first Indian to hit 100+ T20 sixes in a calendar year

Hyderabad (Telangana), December 6, 2025 (ANI): Star Indian batter Abhishek Sharma continued his fine run in T20s this year, becoming the first-ever batter from his country to touch the 100-six milestone in T20s in a calendar year.

The young left-handed Punjab opener continued to set the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) tournament, scoring yet another half-century, with 62 runs in just 34 balls, with eight fours and three sixes. His runs came at a strike rate of 182.35.

This year in T20s, Abhishek has scored 1,499 runs at an average of 42.82, with a strike rate of 204.22, with three centuries and nine fifties and a best score of 148, which came during the ongoing SMAT only.

During the Syed Mushtaq Ali Tr