We as cricket fans have witnessed a lot of cricketers debuting and working really very hard in order to earn respect and fame in this field. Out of these many cricketers have set an example for others. So here we are to witness yet another star who has started to make his name already.
This young Cricketer is none other than Abhishek Sharma, a few of you might remember him from the IPLs, so here in this article, we will be explaining to you about every bit of information that we have about the young cricketer Abhishek Sharma.
Birth and Early Life
Abhishek Sharma was born on 4th of September in the year 2000 in Amritsar, Punjab in India, to his father and mother named Raj Kumar Sharma and Manju Sharma respectively, he is also nicknamed as Laddu and the Crown Puller due to his attractive capabilities. Being the only son of his parents, he was brought up with two elder siblings Komal Sharma and Sonia Sharma, being the youngest in the family he was always adored by each of the family members of his.
He completed his 12th from Delhi Public School, with and he was a childhood friend of Shubman Gill and they both were together in the under 14s. Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill used to open for the under-14s Punjab team together. One of the great things about Abhishek Sharma is that, during the lockdown period, he was coached by one of the greatest and one of the most legendary players himself who is none other than Yuvraj Singh.
Early Professional Career in Cricket
Now being done with the introduction to the birth and early life of Abhishek Sharma we will be moving forward towards the start of his professional career in cricket.
Under- 16 domestic
Abhishek Sharma has always been an eye-puller or in other words, we can say that he has always been the person who can easily impress anyone through his talent. During his Under-16 which was the Maiden Match of the Vijay Merchant Trophy of domestic cricket, he scored a century and as for the tournament he scored a total of 1,200 runs and the average for this score in that tournament was 109.09.
Under- 19 Domestic
Abhishek Sharma was also seen debuting his Under-19 for the Punjab team in the years during 2016-2017 in the Vinoo Mankad Trophy. This Vinoo Mankad Trophy is also special for his under-19 debut because it is at a national level and is organised by BCCI which is the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
First-Class
Abhishek Sharma debuted in first-class cricket for Punjab, on 6th October in 2017. Abhishek Sharma during this trophy of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, in the season 2023-2024, he came out to be the second-best scorer. Abhishek Sharma during this series, Abhishek Sharma scored a total of 485 runs only in the ten innings, all of this score was made upon on an average score of 48.50 and the strike rate for the series was 192.46. Abhishek Sharma registered 2 centuries and three fifties as well, which is during the same series.
Record created in List A Cricket.
Till now by his performances, you might already be aware of the talents and the skills that he has, and if by chance not, here is the first record under his name at such an early age, here Abhishek Sharma played for the Vijay Hazare Trophy Punjab in the years 2018-2019 and on 28th of February in 2021 Abhishek Sharma while playing for Punjab while playing against Madhya Pradesh, he created a record in scoring the fastest hundred by a List A Cricketer till now, he has scored a hundred runs which is a century in just 42 balls.
IPL Career of Abhishek Sharma
Abhishek Sharma started to play IPL in 2018 when he was brought by Delhi Daredevils, during the auctions of 2018 IPL, he was purchased by Delhi Daredevils at 5.5 million, and on 12th of May of 2018, Abhishek Sharma had his debut match of IPLs and scored 46 runs in just 19 balls, which is really a great and fast score for a debut star.
Later for the IPL season 2019, Abhishek Sharma was brought by Sun Risers Hyderabad and has been playing for the Sun Risers Hyderabad till the last season, In the recent last season of IPL which was played during March 2024, Abhishek Sharma scored the fastest fifty runs on 27th of march in 2024, at the legendary Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, he for the whole season scored 484 runs in just 16 matches while having maintained the strike rate of around 200, Abhishek Sharma for this season scored 42 sixes in all total. Travis Scott being the top scorer for the Sun Risers Hyderabad, and Abhishek Sharma, followed him by becoming the second-highest scorer for the Sun Risers Hyderabad.
International Career of Abhishek Sharma
We have now discussed enough about the domestic cricket career of Abhishek Sharma, we will now be talking about his International career as well.
The Under-19 International –
Not only did he play for international Cricket for the Under-19s, Abhishek Sharma was also the captain of the Indian Under-19 Cricket team for the year 2016 for, the ACC Under-19 Asia Cup which was held in Sri Lanka.
Abhishek Sharma was again the captain of the Under-19 Cricket team in the year 2017, Home Youth ODI series which was held against England, and led the team India towards victory from the 3-1 scorecard. Abhishek Sharma played for almost every match during the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup and even scored half a century in the quarterfinals while playing against Bangladesh.
The T20 International –
It was on the 6th of July in 2024 when Abhishek Sharma debuted for the T20 internationals which was paired up against Zimbabwe, during the Zimbabwe series of 2024. During the second match against Zimbabwe in the same series, he did not fail to score a century while playing in Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club on the 7th of July. This was also the first century of his international career. With this score, he became the first cricketer to score this ton, and that too in the least number of innings.
FAQs
Ques – How much was Abhishek Sharma sold for?
Ans- Abhishek Sharma was sold for 6.50 Cores to Hyderabad in the year 2024.
Ques- What is the age of Abhishek Sharma?
Ans- Abhishek Sharma being born in 2000 concludes his age to be 24 years.
Ques- How rich is Abhishek Sharma?
Ans- Abhishek Sharma has a current net worth of rupees 12 crores.
Ques- Which team is Abhishek Sharma in IPL?
Ans- Abhishek Sharma plays for Sun Risers Hyderabad in IPL.
