Abhishek Sharma (cricketer, born 2000)

Abhishek Sharma (born 4 September 2000) is an Indian cricketer.[2] He made his List A debut for Punjab in the 2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 25 February 2017.[3] He made his first-class debut for Punjab in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy on 6 October 2017.[4]

Not to be confused with Abhishek Sharma (cricketer, born 1985).

Abhishek Sharma
Personal information
Born (2000-09-04) 4 September 2000
Amritsar, Punjab, India
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[1]
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBatting all-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017–present Punjab
2018Delhi Daredevils (squad no. 4)
2019–presentSunrisers Hyderabad (squad no. 18)
Source: CricketArchive, 19 April 2023

In December 2017, he was named in India's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup which was held in New Zealand.[5]

Domestic Career

In January 2018, he was bought by the Delhi Daredevils in the 2018 IPL auction for Rs 5.5 million.[6][7][8] On 12 May 2018, he made his Twenty20 debut, playing for the Delhi Daredevils in the 2018 Indian Premier League and went on to score 46 runs off just 19 balls.[9] On 28 February 2021 playing for Punjab against Madhya Pradesh, he scored the fastest hundred by an Indian in List-A cricket, in 42 balls.[10] In February 2022, he was bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[11][12] In 2022 Indian Premier League, he played 14 matches, scoring total runs of 426.[13]

References
  1. "Abhishek Sharma". CricToday.
  2. "Abhishek Sharma". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  3. "Vijay Hazare Trophy, Group A: Punjab vs Vidharbha at Delhi, Feb 25, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  4. "Group D, Ranji Trophy at Dharamsala, Oct 6-9 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  5. "Prithvi Shaw to lead India in Under-19 World Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  6. "IPL Auction 2018 - Abhishek Sharma| Cricbuzz.com". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  7. "List of sold and unsold players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  8. "U19 World Cup stars snapped up in IPL auction". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  9. "45th match (N), Indian Premier League at Delhi, May 12 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  10. "The ACS – The ACS". Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  11. "IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  12. Jha, Yash (24 March 2022). "The uncapped ones: Shahrukh Khan, Umran Malik and more". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  13. "Mens Team | IPLT20". www.iplt20.com. Retrieved 7 May 2023.


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