Abhishek Sharma (born 4 September 2000) is an Indian international 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.
Early life and background
Abhishek Sharma was born on 4 September 2000 in Amritsar, Punjab to father Raj Kumar Sharma and mother Manju Sharma. Sharma is the youngest of three, with two elder sisters Komal and Sonia.[3] He completed his schooling at Delhi Public School.[3]
Sharma scored a century in his maiden match in the Under-16 domestic cricket tournament for the 2015–16 Vijay Merchant Trophy. He scored 1,200 runs that tournament at an average of 109.09.[9][10]
He made his debut in first-class cricket for Punjab in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy on 6 October 2017.[12] He led Punjab to their maiden Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy win in the 2023-24 season finishing as the second-highest run scorer of the tournament with 485 runs from ten innings at an average of 48.50 and a strike rate of 192.46, registering two hundreds and three fifties. [13]
During the 2024 Zimbabwe series, Sharma made his debut on 6 July in the first match against Zimbabwe. He scored his maiden T20I century in the second match against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club on 7 July.[27][28] With his first international century, Sharma became the first Indian batsman to score a ton in the least number of innings.[29]
Raj Singh Dungarpur award for being the highest scorer in the Vijay Merchant Trophy (2015-2016),[30] and for being the highest wicket-taker in the same tournament with 57 wickets.
