This has happened for the first time… Abhishek Sharma created history, leaving Virender Sehwag behind and made a record.

New Delhi. Whenever there was talk of aggressive batting in the history of the Indian Premier League, Virender Sehwag’s name used to come at the top. But now times have changed and the new generation of T20 cricket has completely changed the grammar of batting. Sunrisers Hyderabad’s young sensation Abhishek Sharma not only won the hearts of the audience with his batting in the match played against Chennai Super Kings, but also made a big splash in the world of statistics. With his stormy innings of 59 runs, Abhishek has broken a big record of India’s legendary batsman Virender Sehwag. Let us know how this talented young man from Punjab has created a unique identity for himself in the history of IPL.

In the initial phase of IPL, Virender Sehwag was known for his fearless batting. Sehwag faced 1211 balls to complete his 2000 runs in IPL, which remained an Indian record for a long time. But Abhishek Sharma took only 1193 balls to cross this figure. Now Abhishek has become the first Indian and second batsman in the world to complete 2000 runs in the fewest balls in IPL history. Now only West Indies’ Andre Russell is ahead of him in this list, who achieved this milestone in just 1120 balls. This achievement shows that Abhishek is not only scoring runs but is hurting the morale of the opposition bowlers.

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Talking about the match, Sunrisers Hyderabad team came to bat first after losing the toss. The pair of Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head started teasing the bowlers as soon as they arrived at the crease. Both of them made an explosive partnership of 75 runs for the first wicket. Abhishek completed his half-century in just 15 balls, which is also the fastest half-century in the history of Sunrisers Hyderabad. He scored 59 runs in his 22-ball innings, in which there was rain of fours and sixes. His innings gave SRH the momentum that the team needed.

Abhishek’s ‘sixer’
Abhishek Sharma has made another unique record in his name. He has become the player to score the most number of half-centuries (6 times) in 20 balls in IPL history. In this matter, he has left behind veterans like Jack Fraser McGurk, Travis Head, Nicholas Puran and Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who have done this feat 3-3 times. Not only this, Abhishek has become the only batsman in IPL who has scored a half-century in less than 20 balls against the two most successful teams of IPL, Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings. His performance in big matches and against big teams puts him in the category of ‘Big Match Player’.