Indian cricketer Abhishek Sharma, born on September 4, 2000, plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League(IPL) and represents Punjab in domestic cricket. He made his List A debut for Punjab in the Vijay Hazare Trophy of 2016–17 on February 25, 2017 and debuted for Punjab in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy on October 6, 2017.
Abhishek Sharma Biography
| Full Name | Abhishek Sharma |
| Date of Birth | September 4, 2000 |
| Age | 22 Years |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Birth Place | Amritsar, Punjab |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in |
| Current Team(s) |
Sunrisers Hyderabad
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| Role | All-rounder |
| Batting Style | Left-hand Bat |
| Bowling Style | Slow Left arm Orthodox |
| Debut | May 12, 2018 |
| Jersey No. | 4 |
| Family | Raj Kumar Sharma (Father), Manju Sharma (Mother) |
Abhishek Sharma Domestic Career
At the 2018 Indian Premier League auction in January, the Delhi Daredevils paid Rs 5.5 million to acquire him. In his Twenty20 league debut on May 12, 2018, he scored 46 runs off of just 19 balls while playing for the Delhi Daredevils in the 2018 Indian Premier League.
He set a new record for quickest century by an Indian in List-A cricket on February 28, 2021, while playing for Punjab against Madhya Pradesh. It took him 42 balls. The Sunrisers Hyderabad of the 2022 Indian Premier League competition acquired him at the auction that took place in February of that year.
He scored 426 runs in 14 games for the Indian Premier League in 2022. On March 27, 2024, in Uppal’s Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, he broke the record for the quickest fifty struck by Sunrisers Hyderabad in an Indian Premier League match against Mumbai Indians.
Abhishek Sharma IPL Career
Abhishek Sharma was recruited by the Delhi Daredevils at the age of 17 in 2018, a week before India’s Under-19 side won the World Cup in New Zealand.
He smashed 46 off 19 balls in his IPL debut against RCB, but stayed just one season in Delhi before joining Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2019, where he has been ever since.
In IPL 2024, Abhishek hit the quickest IPL fifty for Sunrisers, off 16 balls, as they scored the highest IPL total in history – 277 – against Mumbai Indians.
Abhishek Sharma Net Worth
Abhishek Sharma, the talented cricketer, earned INR 6.50 crore during the IPL 2023 season. His annual income in 2018 was INR 1 crore rs with an estimated net worth of around INR 11 crore.