Abhishek Sharma Smashes World Record 84 off 35 Balls, Surpasses Andre Russell

• Abhishek Sharma scored a blistering 84 runs off just 35 balls against New Zealand in the 1st T20I at VCA Stadium, Nagpur.
• He surpassed Andre Russell's world record to become the fastest batter to reach 5000 T20 runs in terms of balls faced, achieving it in 2898 deliveries.
• Sharma's innings included eight sixes and five fours, and he particularly dominated Kiwi spinners, scoring 60 runs off 20 balls against them.
• He also surpassed his mentor Yuvraj Singh in the list of most sixes by Indians in T20Is during this innings.
• India posted a massive total of 238-7, with contributions from Rinku Singh (44*), Suryakumar Yadav (32), and Hardik Pandya (25).

Why It Matters: Abhishek Sharma broke Andre Russell's world record for fastest 5000 T20 runs by balls faced.