Abhishek Sharma batted brilliantly in the first T20 against New Zealand and scored a century in just 22 balls. During this he hit 4 fours and 4 sixes. With this he broke a big record of Yuvraj Singh. In fact, now Abhishek has overtaken Yuvraj Singh in terms of hitting sixes for India in T20 International. Yuvi had hit 74 sixes in T20 International.

The thing to note is that Abhishek has left Yuvraj behind in very few innings. Yuvi had completed 74 T20 International sixes in 51 innings. Abhishek has crossed this figure in just 33 T20 International innings. Hence Abhishek defeated his mentor 18 innings earlier.

Now behind KL Rahul

With this, Abhishek has come sixth in the list of hitting most sixes in T20 for India. KL Rahul is at fifth position in the list with 99 sixes. Now Abhishekka’s next victim will be to break KL Rahul’s record. Abhishek is known for his six-hitting ability.

Rohit Sharma- 205 sixes (151 innings)

Suryakumar Yadav- 156 sixes (94 innings)

Virat Kohli- 124 sixes (117 innings)

Hardik Pandya- 106 sixes (98 innings)

KL Rahul- 99 sixes (68 innings)

Abhishek Sharma- 81 sixes (33 innings)

Yuvraj Singh- 74 sixes (51 innings)

played a brilliant innings

Abhishek missed his century in the first T20 being played against New Zealand in Nagpur. He scored 84 runs in just 35 balls with the help of 5 fours and 8 sixes. Abhishek looked quite disappointed after being out. He would obviously be upset that he missed his century by just 16 runs.

All eyes will be on Abhishek in T20 World Cup

It is noteworthy that Abhishek has been made a part of Team India for the 2026 T20 World Cup. Obviously the eyes of the fans will be on Abhishek in the tournament. His form will be very important for the team. If he plays a good innings in a match, it will give a great start to the team, whereas if he flops, it will make a big difference to the total of the Men in Blue. Now it will be interesting to see how Abhishek performs in big events.