This is ‘Made in India’ Abhishek
IPL Rising Star Abhishek Sharma: If any name is being discussed the most in Indian cricket at the moment, it is Abhishek Sharma. Abhishek Sharma, who is playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL in 2024, has made cricket fans crazy about his batting. Not only cricket fans, big cricket legends are seen praising this player. In this league studded with big stars, these young players have been successful in leaving their mark. Now this player has also started being called the next star of India. Abhishek Sharma has been playing in IPL since 2018, but this time his game is much better than all the previous seasons.
‘Made in India’ Abhishek Sharma
Whenever there is talk of explosive batting in cricket, Chris Gayle’s name comes first. At the same time, in recent times, Travis Head has been in the news for his fearless batting. But Abhishek Sharma seems to be one step ahead of him. This season, no batsman has hit more sixes than Abhishek Sharma. At the same time, his strike rate is touching the sky. The special thing is that Abhishek Sharma has been successful in maintaining his rhythm along with his fast pace, which is rarely seen among young batsmen.
Abhishek’s havoc in IPL 2024
In this season of IPL, no bowler has been able to leave his mark in front of Abhishek Sharma. He has scored 401 runs at an average of 36.45 while playing 12 matches this season. During this period he has scored 2 half-centuries. At the same time, Abhishek Sharma’s strike rate this season is 205.64 which can surprise any veteran. Chris Gayle played 13 seasons in IPL. During this period, he played many innings with a strike rate of 200+, but there was no season when he ended the season with a strike rate of 200+. On the other hand, this season Travis Head’s strike rate is 201.89, which is less than Abhishek.
Most sixes in an IPL season (Indian)
38 sixes – Virat Kohli (2016)
37 sixes – Rishabh Pant (2018)
35 sixes – Abhishek Sharma (2024)
35 sixes – Shivam Dubey (2023)
34 sixes – Ambati Rayudu (2018)
Indians who scored half-centuries in less than 20 balls most number of times in IPL
2 times – KL Rahul
2 times – Yashasvi Jaiswal
2 times – Abhishek Sharma
Most sixes in an IPL season (1-6 overs)
24 sixes – Abhishek Sharma (2024)*
22 Sixes – Travis Head (2024)*
22 sixes – Sanath Jayasuriya (2008)
21 sixes – Chris Gayle (2015)
20 sixes – Adam Gilchrist (2009)
Most sixes in IPL 2024
Abhishek Sharma – 35 sixes
Sunil Narayan – 32 sixes
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