New Delhi. In Indian T20 cricket these days a new star is constantly making headlines and that is Abhishek Sharma. This left -handed explosive opener has shown that in his small career, which many veterans spend years to achieve. In the recent Asia Cup, Abhishek not only gave a great start to India by playing stormy innings against teams like Bangladesh and Pakistan but also made a unique record. Abhishek has broken the big record of hitman Rohit Sharma

Rohit left behind

Abhishek has now reached number-1 in the list of Indian openers who score the highest fifty plus score with a strike rate of 200 or above in T20 International. He has done this feat five times, while veteran openers like Rohit Sharma were able to do this four times in his T20 international career. That is, with the retirement of Sharma ji in T20 format for Team India, the other Sharma ji has strongly taken his place.

Half -century records from 200 strikes

Guru Yuvraj Singh equals

Abhishek Sharma has equaled Guru Yuvraj Singh in terms of half -century from 200 strikearet on the strength of his innings. Both have done this five-five times. At the same time, Suryakumar Yadav is at the forefront in terms of fifty from 200 strikearet. He has done this 10 times. Abhishek’s bat was fiercely thundered in the Super-4 match against Pakistan. He scored 74 runs off just 47 balls, in which it was a rain of fours and sixes. This innings gave India a solid start and kept the senses of the opposition bowlers. In the pressure match against Pakistan, this style of the youth opener clearly shows that he does not panic even on the big stage.