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In 27 T20Is played to date for Team India, Abhishek Sharma has scored 961 runs in 500 balls.
Abhishek Sharma has scored 961 runs in T20Is to date. (Picture Credit: AP)
World No. 1 T20I batter Abhishek Sharma will open the innings for India within the fourth T20I against Australia on Thursday, November 6. Within the match scheduled to happen at Carrara Oval in Queensland, the left-handed batter from Punjab can have a likelihood to enter his name within the history books. If the left-handed batter manages to attain at the least 39 runs in lower than 68 balls, then he’ll turn out to be the fastest batter on the earth by way of balls taken to attain 1000 runs in T20Is.
As of now, Abhishek, who made his T20I debut for India last 12 months in July against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club, has 961 runs to his credit in 500 balls.
The general record of being the quickest batter on the earth to attain 1000 runs in T20Is is within the name of Australia’s Tim David.
Within the third T20I played between India and Australia at Bellerive Oval in Hobart on November 2, David accomplished 1000 runs in T20Is for Australia during his 74-run knock from 38 balls. He reached the 1000-run mark in 569 balls.
As of now, India’s current T20I captain, Suryakumar Yadav, is in second place with 573 balls, and Latest Zealand’s Finn Allen is in third place with 611 balls.
Fastest to 1000 runs in T20Is
| PLAYER | TEAM | BALLS |
| Tim David | Australia | 569 |
| Suryakumar Yadav | India | 573 |
| Finn Allen | Latest Zealand | 611 |
Along with that, Abhishek may also have a likelihood to turn out to be the fastest Indian batter by way of matches as well to attain 1000 runs in T20Is. As of now, the record is held by Virat Kohli. Kohli needed 27 innings of 29 T20I matches for India to attain 1000 runs, and Abhishek has batted 26 times in 27 T20Is to date.
The record of being the fastest batter to attain 1000 runs in T20Is is within the name of former England batter Dawid Malan and the Czech Republic’s Sabawoon Davizi. Each Malan and Davizi joined the 1000-run club of their twenty fourth T20I match.
Fastest to 1000 runs in T20Is for India (by way of matches)
| PLAYER | MATCHES | INNINGS |
| Virat Kohli | 29 | 27 |
| KL Rahul | 32 | 29 |
| Suryakumar Yadav | 33 | 31 |
| Rohit Sharma | 47 | 40 |
Within the fourth India-Australia T20I, other than Abhishek, Tilak Varma and Sanju Samson may also have a likelihood to finish 1000 runs in T20Is for Men in Blue. As of now, Tilak has 991 runs to his credit in 32 matches, and Samson has amassed a complete of 995 runs in 51 T20Is.
November 05, 2025, 22:27 IST
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