India’s T20I opening batsman Abhishek Sharma performed brilliantly in the 2025 Asia Cup and played an important role in making the team a champion. The talent of this left-handed batsman was recognized by the former head coach of Team India long ago. Because of this, Abhishek Sharma got such an identity in the Indian Premier League (IPL), due to which today this batsman has created fear among bowlers all over the world. The story of Abhishek Sharma’s entry into Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) is very interesting.
Abhishek Sharma’s father Rajkumar Sharma has revealed about Abhishek’s entry into SRH in a podcast. He said that in 2018, at the age of 17, Abhishek Sharma was included in their team by Delhi Capitals. In his first match, Abhishek scored 46 runs in 19 balls. However, he got a chance to play only three matches. After that, Delhi Capitals pushed for Shikhar Dhawan, who was playing for Hyderabad, to join their team in the next season.
Rajkumar Sharma said that SRH’s mentor VVS Laxman asked for Abhishek Sharma instead of Shikhar Dhawan. When he was asked why Abhishek Sharma? Laxman replied, I don’t know but Rahul Dravid told me that this boy is very talented and will play great innings in the future. Abhishek Sharma has been playing for SRH since 2019, where he got a chance to show his talent.
Abhishek Sharma has played 74 matches for SRH so far. During this time, he has scored 1753 runs at an average of 27.10. This includes one century and 9 half-centuries. Apart from this, he has played 24 T20I matches for Team India. During this time, he has scored 849 runs at an average of 36.91. This includes 2 centuries and 5 half-centuries.
Abhishek Sharma scored the most runs during the Asia Cup 2025, due to which he received the Player of the Series award. Sharma was also a key part of India’s Under-19 World Cup winning team in 2018, he scored 50 runs in the quarter-final against Bangladesh and took 2 wickets for giving away 11 runs.
