24 -year -old Abhishek Sharma hit a century at 37 balls at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, exploding from his bat. With this, he finished second in terms of scoring the fastest T20 century for India by beating his fellow and senior player Sanju Samson (40 balls against Bangladesh in the year 2024). Let us tell you that he was a little behind breaking the Maharikord of Hitman Rohit Sharma, who in 2017, against Sri Lanka, had feared the fastest century in T20 International for India on just 35 balls in Indore.

Abhishek broke Prince Shubman Gill's Maharikord

Shubman Gill played the biggest innings for Team India in T20 International against New Zealand in the year 2023. He did this feat by scoring 126 not out, hitting 12 fours and 7 sixes on 63 balls. Let us tell you that Abhishek Sharma has broken this Maharikord of his friend and has taken his name. Now Abhishek has the biggest innings in T20 International for Team India on 54 balls against England.

Hitman's broken record also, Abhishek Sharma becomes new Sixer King

Abhishek showed 13 sixes in Wankhede, showing the beauty of his muscle power and timing. Significantly, with this, he has now become the new Sixer King of Team India. He has won the Maharikord of hitting the most sixes in a T20 innings for the Indian team, which was the name of Hitman Rohit Sharma before him. In 2017, Rohit hit 10 sixes in an inning against Sri Lanka. Also know that in 2024, Sanju Samson and Tilak Verma equaled this record of Hitman, but both these players could not break the record of Rohit.

The fastest century in T20 International against England, broke Chris Gayle's record

Significantly, Abhishek Sharma has also broken the record of Aaron Finch and Chris Gayle by hitting a century against England in just 37 balls, who had acted to hit the T20 century against England in 47-47 balls.

Abhishek has also become the fastest T20 century player against the English team by hitting a century on 37 balls.