Abhishek Sharma Becomes 2nd Indian Cricketer After Suryakumar Yadav To…

Last Updated:December 11, 2025, 22:03 IST

In 19 T20I matches for Team India in 2025, Abhishek has hammered 50 sixes so far.

Abhishek Sharma becomes 2nd Indian batter to hit 50 T20I sixes in a calendar year. (Picture Credit: AFP)

Abhishek Sharma entered his name in the record books on Thursday, December 11, by becoming the second Indian cricketer to hit 50 T20I sixes in a calendar year. Abhishek opened the innings for India in the 214-run chase against South Africa in Mullanpur on Thursday and scored 17 runs from 8 balls. During his stay at the crease, he hammered two sixes for the Suryakumar Yadav-led side. The second six by Abhishek on Thursday was his 50th six in the 19th T20I match of 2025.

Before Abhishek, only one player from a full-member nation had managed to hit 50 or more sixes in T20Is in a calendar year. That feat was achieved by Suryakumar in 2022. In 2022, Surya played 31 T20I matches for Team India and smashed 68 sixes.

Most sixes in a calendar year in T20Is (Test playing nations)

PLAYERCOUNTRYMATCHESRUNSSIXESYEARSuryakumar YadavIndia311164682022Abhishek SharmaIndia19790502025Sahibzada FarhanPakistan26771452025Suryakumar YadavIndia18733432023Mohammad RizwanPakistan291326422021

The overall record of hitting the most sixes in a calendar year in T20Is is in the name of Austrian batter Karanbir Singh. Karanbir has hammered 122 sixes in 32 T20Is played so far in 2025.

Most sixes in a calendar year in T20Is 

PLAYERCOUNTRYMATCHESRUNSSIXESYEARKaranbir SinghAustria3214881222025Suryakumar YadavIndia311164682022Fiaz AhmedBahrain381202672025Bilal ZalmaiAustria361008572025Asif AliBahrain30940562025Muhammad WaseemUAE26909552024Muhammad WaseemUAE23863542023Babar HayatHong Kong27651502024Abhishek SharmaIndia19790502025

In 2025, five batters have scored at least 50 sixes in T20Is.

Most sixes in T20Is in 2025

PLAYERCOUNTRYMATCHESRUNSSIXESKaranbir SinghAustria321488122Fiaz AhmedBahrain38120267Bilal ZalmaiAustria36100857Asif AliBahrain3094056Abhishek SharmaIndia1979050

Gill out for golden duck

In the first-ever T20I match in Mullanpur, Shubman Gill opened the innings for India in the 214-run chase, but he failed to open his account. Gill was sent back to the dugout for a golden duck by Lungi Ngidi. Gill was caught in the slip by Reeza Hendricks on the fifth ball of India’s innings.

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December 11, 2025, 21:55 IST

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