Abhishek Sharma missed Virat’s record. (Photo- PTI)
In the Asia Cup 2025, the bat of Team India’s explosive opener Abhishek Sharma went fierce, but he could not do anything special against Pakistan in the final match. He had touched 30 runs in all the matches of the tournament before the final match, but he lost his wicket in a single digit in the final match. Due to which he also missed on breaking a world record of Virat Kohli. He remained 6 runs away from a special place.
Abhishek Sharma missed by breaking Virat’s record
Abhishek Sharma could score only 5 runs while facing 6 balls in the final match against Pakistan and lost his wicket on a ball of Faheem Ashraf. Due to which he missed the record of scoring the most runs in the T20 I tournament from Full Member Batter. This record is currently the name of Virat Kohli. Abhishek Sharma scored a total of 314 runs in 7 innings of Asia Cup 2025. During this, he also did the feat to score 50+ runs in three consecutive matches.
Virat is at the forefront of scoring the most runs in the T20 I tournament from Full Member Batter. Virat Kohli made this record by scoring 319 runs in 6 innings of the 2014 T20 World Cup, which remains till date. At the same time, Sri Lanka’s Tilkaratne Dilshan scored 317 runs in 7 innings in the 2009 T20 World Cup, he is currently second in this list. Abhishek Sharma had a chance to leave these two veterans behind, but he remained away and stayed away.
Number-1 in T20 Asia Cup
However, Abhishek Sharma definitely became the highest run -scorer in the Edition of T20 Asia Cup. He broke Mohammad Rizwan’s record in the last match. Mohammad Rizwan 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 now surpassed both and set a new record. In this tournament, Abhishek’s batting made headlines, where he harassed the bowlers with his fiery innings and aggressive attitude. But could not do anything special in the final match.