Abhishek Sharma Likely to Break Suryakumar Yadav and Virat Kohli’s ICC T20I Ratings Record

Young Indian opener races behind Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav in T20I rankings record.

Abhishek Sharma Likely to Break Suryakumar Yadav and Virat Kohli’s ICC T20I Ratings Record

Abhishek Sharma (via NDTV Sports)

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With each innings in international cricket, Abhishek Sharma is reaching new heights of T20I mastery. With his flamboyant style of batting, the Indian left-handed opener has made fans admire him all around the world.

The ongoing Asia Cup has made the opener reach newer heights of excellence. His quickfire 30s in the group stages have now become even quicker scored 70s in the Super 4s. After scoring 74 in 39 balls against Pakistan in the first match of the Super 4s, Abhishek Sharma didn’t spare Bangladesh as well, scoring a brilliant 75 off 37 against them.

With such breathtaking knocks Sharma now has 907 points next to his name in the T20I rankings as he holds the post of the best T20I batter in the world. Now he has reached the third highest points accumulated by an Indian in the T20I rankings.

He currently is behind the likes of Suryakumar Yadav who reached 912 and Virat Kohli who reached a highest of 909 points. If the southpaw continues this style of aggressive but consistent batting, there is every possibility that he will cross the great Virat Kohli in a few games time.

In just 21 innings in international cricket, Sharma has 783 runs to his name with a healthy average of 37.29. The most astonishing number though is his strike rate which makes him extremely lethal. He strikes at 197.73 making him one of the scariest players to bowl to. With India entering the final stages of the Asia Cup, Sharma would like to break a few more records in the remaining matches in this very tournament.

Abhishek Sharma is very close behind Virat Kohli’s all time T20I Asia Cup Record

Abhishek Sharma is having a stellar Asia Cup 2025. It has been his rise to fame around the world, and with solid performances against archrivals Pakistan he had to be in the reckoning with the best around the world.

In 5 matches so far in the Asia Cup, Sharma has scored 248 runs at a stellar average of 49.60. The incredible fact though is that he has got these runs at a stellar strike rate of 206.66. With his current numbers he is just 27 runs behind Virat Kohli’s tally of 275 in the 2022 Asia Cup.

Kohli had scored those runs at an incredible average of 92 and a strike of almost 148. If he passes Virat Kohli’s tally he will become the top scorer in a T20 Asia Cup for an Indian batter. Sharma is also 33 runs behind the all-time top scoring record in a T20 Asia Cup.

Abhishek Sharma eyeing an all-time record of Virat Kohli at the 2025 Asia Cup.
Abhishek Sharma and Virat Kohli (via Cricket Addictor)

The record is held by Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan who scored 281 runs in the 2022 season at an impressive average of 56.20 and a strike rate of 117.57. The stellar form of Abhishek Sharma suggests that he might go past these names and numbers in his very next outing against Sri Lanka.

India have already qualified for the final and will play a dead rubber against Sri Lanka before the final. With the incredible strike rate and astounding consistency Sharma has made himself the prized wicket of this Asia Cup.

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