Abhishek Sharma (cricketer, born 2000)

Abhishek Sharma
Personal information
Born (2000-09-04) 4 September 2000 (age 24)[1]
Amritsar, Punjab, India
NicknameLaddu [2]
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[3]
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 111)6 July 2024 v Zimbabwe
Last T20I12 October 2024 v Bangladesh
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 1/1
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
Medal record
Men's cricket
Representing  India
U19 World Cup
First place 2018 New Zealand Team
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 8 July 2024

Abhishek Sharma (born 4 September 2000) is an Indian cricketer who plays for the national team. He made his international debut against Zimbabwe in July 2024,[4] and hit his maiden T20I century in his second match.[5] He plays as an opening batter and a spinner. In domestic cricket, he represents Punjab and in the IPL, he plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad.[6] Sharma was a member of the 2018 U19 World Cup winning team.

  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. ^ Cite error: The named reference Crictoday_profile was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  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.