Abhishek Sharma News / Abhishek became India's number 1, third place in the world in this case

Abhishek Sharma News: Indian cricket's rising star Abhishek Sharma has created a new history with his explosive batting on the IPL stage. His explosive innings of 141 runs played against Punjab Kings has made him the highest scoring batsman ever for India in the IPL. With this performance, he has achieved this distinction by leaving KL Rahul behind.

Achieved the peak by leaving KL Rahul behind

Abhishek Sharma scored 141 runs in just 55 balls at a strike rate of 256.36, which included 10 sixes and 14 fours. This score is the highest individual score of any Indian batsman in IPL history. Earlier this record was in the name of KL Rahul, who played an unbeaten innings of 132 runs against RCB in IPL 2020.

Third highest score in IPL history

Abhishek's score of 141 runs is the third highest score in the overall history of IPL. There are only two foreign legends above him - Chris Gayle and Brendon McCullum. Gayle played an unmatched innings of 175* runs in IPL 2013, which is the highest score till date. McCullum scored 158* runs in the opening match of IPL 2008.

Highest individual score in run chase

While Gayle and McCullum played their innings batting first, Abhishek Sharma's score came while chasing runs. In this way, he has become the batsman to score the highest score during run chase in IPL history. His explosive innings played under pressure showed that he is not only talented but also a match winner.

Scored a century quickly, joined Chris Gayle's club

Abhishek Sharma completed his century in just 40 balls, which is the sixth fastest century in IPL history. Only a few players have scored a century faster than him - Chris Gayle (30 balls), Yusuf Pathan (37), David Miller (38), Travis Head (39) and Priyansh Arya (39). By being included in this list, he has placed himself in the group of the most aggressive batsmen in the world.