Abhishek achieved the milestone during the third T20I against the West Indies at Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore. Indian opener Abhishek Sharma scripted cricket history on Sunday, becoming the fastest player to score 2,000 runs in men’s T20 Internationals in terms of balls faced.
India brought back seam-bowling all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy and pacer Prince Yadav as West Indies captain Shai Hope won the toss and elected to bowl first in the third T20I at the Holkar Stadium in Indore on Sunday. India: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Naman Dhir, Axar Patel, Mayank Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, and Prince Yadav West Indies: Shai Hope (captain & wk), Kamil Pooran, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Quentin Sampson, Keemo Paul, Roston Chase, Shamar Springer, Shamar Joseph, and Gudakesh Motie
Explosive Innings In Indore
Abhishek entered the match needing just 33 runs to cross the 2,000-run mark. After a relatively quiet start to the series (scores of 21 and 20), he produced a destructive knock of 69 off only 30 balls, laced with six fours and five sixes.
