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Indian cricketer (born 1987)
Rohit Gurunath Sharma is an Indian international cricketer and the former captain of the India national cricket team in all formats of the game. He is a right-handed top-order batter. He represents Mumbai in domestic cricket and Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League. Sharma was a member of the teams that won the 2007 T20 World Cup, the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy and was the winning captain of the 2024 T20 World Cup and the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy. Sharma is widely regarded as a modern-day great, known for his leadership and explosive batting.
More on Wikipedia ↗Modern T20 cricket thrives on audacity, flair and unrelenting speed. In Indore, flamboyant India opener Abhishek Sharma took that philosophy to dazzling heights
Last month against Afghanistan, Abhishek had reached a century in 30 deliveries, the fastest by any Indian in the format.
Abhishek Sharma sets a new T20I record, surpassing Suryakumar Yadav as the fastest to 2,000 runs in just 1,024 balls during a thrilling knock against West Indies.