List of all records broken by Abhishek Sharma in 2025

Sakshi Sharma

Abhishek Sharma (Source: AFP)Abhishek Sharma (Source: AFP)

Abhishek Sharma has emerged as the rising star of 2025, with incredible performances in international, domestic, and franchise T20 cricket. The 25-year-old has not only impressed with his explosive batting but has also rewritten the record books.

His remarkable consistency, explosive strokeplay, and ability to dominate bowlers have made him one of the most exciting players to watch. Having said this, in this article, let's take a look at all the records broken by Abhishek Sharma in 2025.

Most T20 runs by an Indian in a Calendar year

Abhishek Sharma scored a staggering 1,602 runs in T20 cricket in 2025, making it the second-highest run tally in a single calendar year in history. He narrowly missed breaking Virat Kohli’s record of 1,614 runs in 2016 by just 13 runs.

The young sensation became only the second Indian after Virat Kohli to cross 1,600 T20 runs in a single year.

  • 1614 - Virat Kohli (2016)
  • 1602 - Abhishek Sharma (2025)*
  • 1503 - Suryakumar Yadav (2022)
  • 1338 - Suryakumar Yadav (2023)
  • 1297 - Yashasvi Jaiswal (2023)

Highest-ever T20I rating points

  • Abhishek’s pace of scoring was unmatched in 2025. In all T20 matches, he maintained a strike rate of 200, becoming the first player in history to score over 1,000 runs in a year at a strike rate above 200.
  • In the T20I for India, he scored 859 runs at a strike rate of 193.46, the best by any batter in a year with over 500 runs. He also broke the record for the highest-ever T20I rating points, reaching 931, surpassing Dawid Malan’s previous record of 919.

Abhishek Sharma's T20I achievements

  • Highest individual score for India in T20Is: Abhishek Sharma scored 135 off 54 balls against England, which included 13 sixes and 7 fours.
  • Fastest fifty by an Indian: In the same innings, he reached his fifty in just 17 balls, smashing the record for the fastest fifty by an Indian in T20Is.
  • Record opening partnership: Abhishek Sharma set a new record opening stand for India versus Pakistan in T20Is.
  • Fastest to 50 T20I sixes: He became the fastest player from a full-member nation to reach 50 sixes in T20Is.
  • Best calendar year strike rate in T20Is: Over 193.46 strike rate (minimum 500 runs).

Abhishek Sharma's domestic records

Abhishek Sharma has been equally sensational in domestic cricket. In the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT):

  • Abhishek Sharma recorded a 28-ball hundred, making it the joint-fastest in SMAT history.
  • He smashed a 12-ball fifty against Bengal, the second-fastest by an Indian and joint-third-fastest overall.
  • He became the first Indian to hit 100 T20 sixes in a calendar year, surpassing his own record from 2024.

Abhishek Sharma's IPL 2025 Heroics

In the 2025 Indian Premier League, Abhishek Sharma set multiple records while playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH):

  • Highest Individual Score by an Indian in IPL History: 141 off 55 balls against Punjab Kings (PBKS).
  • Third-highest individual score overall in IPL history.
  • Sixth-Fastest century in IPL, reaching 100 in just 40 balls.
  • Most Sixes in an innings for SRH vs Punjab Kings: 10 sixes.
  • Joint-Second most boundaries in an IPL Innings: 24 boundaries (14 fours and 10 sixes).