Abhishek Sharma became number-1 in Asia Cup. (Photo- PTI)
In the Asia Cup 2025, the bat of Indian opener batsman Abhishek Sharma is running fiercely. Even in the last match of the Super-4 stage, he managed to get India a good start against Sri Lanka. He created history during this match and defeated big veterans in a special list. Abhishek Sharma has done the feat to leave Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan and former India captain Virat Kohli together.
Abhishek Sharma became number-1 in Asia Cup
In the Super-4 match against Sri Lanka, Abhishek Sharma took the record of scoring the most runs in an edition of T20 Asia Cup as soon as he touched the 34-run figure. He achieved this feat by leaving behind veterans like Mohammad Rizwan of Pakistan and former India captain Virat Kohli. Abhishek has scored more than 282 runs in this tournament so far, which is the highest run by any batsman in an edition of T20 Asia Cup.
Earlier this record was in the name of Mohammad Rizwan, who scored 281 runs in the 2022 T20 Asia Cup. At the same time, Virat Kohli made a great comeback with 276 runs in the same year, but Abhishek has now set a new record by beating both. In this tournament, Abhishek’s batting has made headlines, where he has harassed the bowlers with his fiery innings and aggressive attitude.
Included in Rohit-Virat’s club
Abhishek Sharma entered a special club of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma as soon as he completed 250 runs in this tournament. He is the third batsman to score 250 runs for India in a T20 tournament. Earlier, Rohit has scored 250 runs in a tournament and Virat Kohli in 4 T20 tournaments. Apart from this, Abhishek Sharma has also become the first batsman to touch the 300 -run figure in an edition of T20 Asia Cup. The special thing is that Team India still has to play another match in this tournament. In such a situation, Abhishek will have a chance to further strengthen his record.