7 zeros in 17 innings.. Shameful record in the name of Abhishek Sharma in T20
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Abhishek Sharma most ducks in T20: Sunrisers Hyderabad’s opening batsman Abhishek Sharma is struggling with poor form in the Indian Premier League 2026. In the match against Rajasthan Royals, Abhishek Sharma was out on the first ball against Joffra Archer. With this, a shameful record was registered in Abhishek’s name in T20.

Abhishek Sharma out for zero against Rajasthan
New Delhi: Abhishek Sharma, the destructive batsman of T20 format, is struggling to score runs in IPL 2026. Sunrisers Hyderabad’s opener batsman Abhishek was out without opening the account on the first ball in the match against Rajasthan Royals. With this, a shameful record was registered in Abhishek’s name in T20 format. Actually, Abhishek Sharma has become the Indian batsman to be out on duck the most number of times in a calendar year in T20.
In the current calendar year, Abhishek Sharma has so far not been able to open his account in 7 out of 17 T20 innings. In this matter, Abhishek has left behind veterans Rohit Sharma and Sanju Samson. Rohit Sharma was out for zero in 6 T20 innings in the year 2018. Whereas, if we talk about Sanju Samson, he was out 6 times without opening the account in 2024, but now Abhishek Sharma has gone ahead of both of them.
Rajasthan Royals won the toss in the match
Whereas, if we talk about this match, Rajasthan Royals team had won the toss. Rajasthan team asked Sunrisers to bat first at Hyderabad Ahmedabad Cricket Stadium. Travis Head came out to open the innings with Abhishek for Sunrisers. After Abhishek Sharma was out on the first ball, Travis Head also could not last long. Head out after scoring 18 runs in 18 balls.
Trying to get back on winning track
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