Abhishek Sharma (born 4 September 2000) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Punjab in domestic cricket and Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League.[2] He made his List A debut for Punjab in the 2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 25 February 2017.[3] He made his first-class debut for Punjab in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy on 6 October 2017.[4]
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| Born | 4 September 2000 Amritsar, Punjab, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batting-all rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Only T20I (cap 113) | 6 July 2024 v Zimbabwe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2017/18–present | Punjab | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Delhi Daredevils (squad no. 4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–present | Sunrisers Hyderabad (squad no. 18) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 21 May 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In December 2017, he was named in India's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup which was held in New Zealand.[5] In July 2024, he was selected in India's squad for T20 series against Zimbabwe.[6]
Domestic career
editIn January 2018, he was bought by Delhi Daredevils in the 2018 IPL auction for Rs 5.5 million.[7][8][9] On 12 May 2018, he made his Twenty20 debut, playing for the Delhi Daredevils in the 2018 Indian Premier League and went on to score 46 runs off just 19 balls.[10] On 28 February 2021 playing for Punjab against Madhya Pradesh, he scored the fastest hundred by an Indian in List-A cricket, in 42 balls.[11] In February 2022, he was bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[12][13] In 2022 Indian Premier League, he played 14 matches, scoring total runs of 426.[14] In IPL 2024, he scored the fastest fifty for Sunrisers Hyderabad against Mumbai Indians on 27 March at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Uppal.[15]. He had a very good 2024 Indian Premier League as he scored 484 runs in 16 matches with an impressive strike rate of around 200. He also finished this year's IPL with 42 sixes and was the second highest run-scorer for Sunrisers Hyderabad after Travis Head.
References
edit- ^ "Abhishek Sharma". Crictoday. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ "Abhishek Sharma". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ "Vijay Hazare Trophy, Group A: Punjab vs Vidharbha at Delhi, Feb 25, 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ "Group D, Ranji Trophy at Dharamsala, Oct 6-9 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ "Prithvi Shaw to lead India in Under-19 World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. 3 December 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ "Sudharsan, Jitesh and Rana added to India's squad for first two T20Is against Zimbabwe". ESPNcricinfo. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "IPL Auction 2018 - Abhishek Sharma| Cricbuzz.com". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ^ "List of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "U19 World Cup stars snapped up in IPL auction". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ "45th match (N), Indian Premier League at Delhi, May 12, 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ^ "The ACS – The ACS". Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ "IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ Jha, Yash (24 March 2022). "The uncapped ones: Shahrukh Khan, Umran Malik and more". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ "Mens Team. IPLT20". www.iplt20.com. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "Mens Team. IPLT20". SportsTiger. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
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