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 T20I13 November 2024 v South Africa
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 11
Runs scored 1,071 1,547 2,795 220
Batting average 30.6 31.5 30.05 22
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 3
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.