Abhishek Sharma Misses Kohli's T20 Record by 13 Runs in 2025

• Abhishek Sharma scored 34 runs in the 5th T20I against South Africa, falling short of Virat Kohli's record.
• He needed 47 runs to surpass Kohli's 2016 record of 1614 T20 runs in a calendar year by an Indian.
• Abhishek will end 2025 with 1602 runs across 41 matches for India, Sunrisers Hyderabad, and Punjab.
• Virat Kohli set the record in 2016 with 1614 runs from 31 matches for India and Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
• Nicholas Pooran holds the overall world record for most T20 runs in a calendar year with 2331 runs in 2024.

Why It Matters: Abhishek Sharma fell just 13 runs short of breaking Virat Kohli's T20 calendar year record.