Abhishek Sharma: biography, stats & profile

Abhishek Sharma is an Indian batting allrounder who bats left-handed and bowls left-arm orthodox spin. He was born on 4 September 2000 in Amritsar, Punjab, and plays for India, Punjab and Sunrisers Hyderabad.

He is best known for his aggressive T20 batting, including two T20I hundreds for India and an IPL innings of 141 for Sunrisers Hyderabad, the highest individual score by an Indian in the league.

Early life and domestic career

Abhishek attended Delhi Public School in Amritsar. He is a childhood friend of Shubman Gill, with whom he opened the batting for Punjab at U14 level. He captained India to victory at the 2016 U-19 Asia Cup and was named player of the match in the final.

He made his first-class debut for Punjab in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy, in a match against Himachal Pradesh at Dharamsala from 6 to 9 October 2017. On 28 February 2021 he hit the fastest List A hundred by an Indian, reaching three figures in 42 balls for Punjab against Madhya Pradesh.

In the 2023–24 season he led Punjab to their first Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy title and finished as the tournament’s second-highest run-scorer.

International career

Abhishek made his T20I debut for India against Zimbabwe at Harare on 6 July 2024, earning cap 111.

IPL

Delhi Daredevils signed him at the 2018 IPL auction, and he marked his IPL debut against Royal Challengers Bangalore with an unbeaten 46 off 19 balls. He has been a Sunrisers Hyderabad player since 2019. Sunrisers Hyderabad picked him up in 2022 for Rs 6.50 crore, a record price according to Tribune.

In the 2025 IPL he scored 141 off 55 balls against Punjab Kings, the highest individual score by an Indian in the tournament.

Playing style

Abhishek is a clean striker of the ball with a sound game against both pace and spin. He moved from the middle order to the top three for Punjab and Sunrisers Hyderabad. He is also a handy left-arm spinner, and his backspinning legcutter can surprise batters.

Career stats at a glance

In T20Is he has scored 535 runs in 17 matches at an average of 33.44 and a strike rate of 193.84, with two hundreds, two fifties and a highest score of 135. He has taken 6 wickets in the format, with best figures of 2/3.

In the IPL he has scored 1815 runs in 77 matches at an average of 27.09 and a strike rate of 162.93, with seven fifties and a highest score of 141. He has 11 wickets in the league, with best figures of 2/4.

By MaidanBeat Desk · updated 27 Oct 2026