Abhishek Sharma Shatters Andre Russell's Record, Becomes Fastest T20 Batter to 5000 Runs

• Abhishek Sharma, 25, became the fastest batter globally to reach 5000 T20 runs in terms of balls faced, achieving the feat in 2898 balls.
• He surpassed Andre Russell's previous record of 2942 balls during the first T20I against New Zealand in Nagpur.
• Sharma scored a rapid 84 runs off just 35 balls, including 5 fours and 8 sixes, opening for the Suryakumar Yadav-led side.
• His innings helped him secure the No. 3 spot for highest individual scores by an Indian batter against New Zealand in T20Is.
• Abhishek also set a new Indian record for most sixes (8) in a T20I match against New Zealand.

Why It Matters: Abhishek Sharma broke Andre Russell's world record, becoming the fastest T20 batter to score 5000 runs.