IND vs ZIM / Abhishek Sharma debuts in international cricket, scores century after duck in first match

IND vs ZIM: In the second T20 match being played between India and Zimbabwe, Team India captain Shubman Gill won the toss and decided to bat. After this, Team India came out to bat first. India's openers Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma started the innings, where their start was not good and Team India lost their first wicket in the form of Shubman Gill on a score of just 10 runs. After a bad start, young batsman Abhishek Sharma handled the innings and in his second international match, he also scored a century. Let us tell you that Abhishek Sharma made his international debut in his last match at the same venue and the very next day of that match, he has scored a strong century.

Knock in international cricket

Abhishek Sharma had to face heavy trolling after getting out on 4 balls without opening the account in the first match against Zimbabwe, but in the very next match, he showed what style of batsman he is by scoring a century in just 46 balls. Abhishek Sharma has now become the fourth batsman to score the fastest T20 International century for India. At the same time, he also holds the record of scoring a century in the least number of innings for India after his debut in T20 International. Earlier this record was in the name of Deepak Hooda. He scored a century in the third innings after his debut in T20 International.

Had done strong batting in IPL

Abhishek Sharma batted very well during IPL 2024. Playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad, he scored 484 runs in 16 matches at a strike rate of 204.22 and an average of 32.27. Due to his excellent form, he got a chance in Team India's squad for this series. Abhishek Sharma played an innings of 100 runs off 47 balls against Zimbabwe. During this, he hit 7 fours and 8 sixes. At the same time, his strike rate was 212.77.

What. A. Knock! 🔝

A maiden 💯 in international cricket for Abhishek Sharma! 🙌 🙌

Well played! 👏 👏

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