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 | Amritsar, Punjab, India | 4 September 2000||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batting all-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017/18–present | Punjab | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | Delhi Daredevils (squad no. 4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–present | Sunrisers Hyderabad (squad no. 18) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 27 March 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 January 2018, he was bought by the Delhi Daredevils in the 2018 IPL auction for Rs 5.5 million.[6][7][8] 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.[9] 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.[10] In February 2022, he was bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[11][12] In 2022 Indian Premier League, he played 14 matches, scoring total runs of 426.[13] In IPL 2024, he scored the fastest fifty for Sunrisers Hyderabad against Mumbai Indians on March 27 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Uppal.[14]