Young Indian batter Abhishek Sharma is in the form of his life. In the Asia Cup 2025 Super Four clash against Bangladesh, he not only scored another quick-fire 75 runs off 37 balls but also broke a big record.
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His six-hitting has been the talk of the tournament, and now he has gone past Rohit Sharma to set a new landmark for India.
How did Abhishek Sharma break Rohit Sharma's record?
Abhishek smashed 75 runs from just 37 balls, and during that knock, he sent the ball five times into the stands. That took his tournament tally to 17 sixes, which is now the most by any Indian batter in a single T20I tournament.
The previous record was held by Rohit Sharma, who hit 15 sixes in the 2024 T20 World Cup. Abhishek also became the first player to cross the mark of 15 sixes in an Asia Cup, going past Sri Lankan legend Sanath Jayasuriya's 2008 tally of 14.
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Most sixes for India in a T20I tournament
Abhishek now sits at the very top for India in T20I tournament sixes, but there are other big names too.
Rohit Sharma had held the record with 15 sixes in 2024, Yuvraj Singh hit 12 sixes during the 2007 World T20, and Virat Kohli has managed double figures on more than one occasion, including 11 sixes in the 2022 Asia Cup.
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Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, and Suresh Raina have also had their strong runs with the long ball in global tournaments. Abhishek, however, has taken the bar a step higher with his fearless strokeplay in 2025.
| Player Name | Matches | Sixes | Tournament Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abhishek Sharma | 5 | 17 | Men's T20 Asia Cup 2025 |
| RG Sharma | 8 | 15 | ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 6 | 12 | ICC World Twenty20 2007/08 |
| V Kohli | 5 | 11 | Men's T20 Asia Cup 2022 |
| V Kohli | 6 | 10 | World T20 2013/14 |
| SA Yadav | 8 | 10 | ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 5 | 9 | ICC World Twenty20 2009 |
| SA Yadav | 6 | 9 | ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022/23 |
| HH Pandya | 8 | 9 | ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 |
| SK Raina | 5 | 8 | ICC World Twenty20 2010 |
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