Abhishek Sharma creates history vs Afghanistan [Source: AFP]Abhishek Sharma may have blown hot and cold in T20Is this year, but when on song, there is nobody better than the Indian opener. He plays with aggression and has the ability to take down any bowling attack with utmost ease, and on Sunday, the hard-hitting batter attained a huge T20 record.In the India vs Afghanistan 1st T20I, India lost Samson early, but Abhishek tormented the Afghanistan attack with a quickfire fifty, and in the process, he beat greats of the game like Andre Russell, Tim David, and Phil Salt to script T20 history with the bat.Abhishek becomes second fastest to 6000 T20 runs (in terms of balls)The Indian opener played a blinder against Afghanistan in the run chase, and the southpaw created history to become the second-fastest batter to 6000 T20 runs (in terms of balls).He took just 3420 balls to attain the milestone, with only Finn Allen ahead of him in this elusive list.Fastest to 6000 T20 Runs (by Balls):3386 - Finn Allen3420 - Abhishek Sharma*3550 - Andre Russell3681 - Tim David3857 - Will Jacks, Phil SaltNew Zealand batter Finn Allen sits at the top of the table, with Andre Russell at third, Tim David at fourth, and Will Jacks and Phil Salt joint fifth.Other milestones shattered by Abhishek vs AfghanistanMost 50+ Scores for India in T20Is39 - Virat Kohli37 - Rohit Sharma29 - Suryakumar Yadav24 - KL Rahul14 - Abhishek Sharma*Fastest 50s vs Afghanistan in T20Is (By Balls)17 - Paul Stirling (Ireland), Dubai (DSC), 201221 - Sean Williams (Zimbabwe), Bulawayo, 201522 - Shivam Dube (India), Indore, 202422 - Abhishek Sharma (India), Delhi, 2026, Tonight*23 - Ryan Rickelton (South Africa), Ahmedabad, 2026Also Read: Abhishek Sharma Dances After Shubman Gill’s Wicket In Epic Celebration14th 50+ score for Abhishek in T20Is – 12 off them under 25 balls, no other batter has reached 50 in 25 or fewer balls as many times, the next best being nine by Suryakumar Yadav.How Abhishek has scored his 6000 T20 runs across different tournamentsAbhishek has taken 203 innings to reach the 6000-run milestone, and he averages 32-plus in this format and strikes at over 175. His tally includes nine tons, the second-most by any Indian in T20s.The left-handed batter has played 57 T20I games for India and has scored 1711 runs, with a strike rate of 189.68. In T20Is, Abhishek has two hundreds, and 12 fifties under his name. Moreover, in 92 IPL games, the SRH opener has smashed 2,379 runs, with a strike rate of 171.27.The rest of his 1910 T20 runs have come while playing in the Indian domestic circuit.Abhishek has blown hot and cold in 2026The Indian opener has not witnessed his best years in the T20I format. While strike rate has never been an issue with him, the runs dried up in the T20 World Cup 2026 as he registered three consecutive ducks.Moreover, since the T20 World Cup 2026, the southpaw has accumulated 332 runs in 18 matches, and he failed to deliver against both Ireland and Zimbabwe.However, the batter was back amongst run-getters in the first T20I of the series against the Afghanistan side.Also Read: Harmanpreet Kaur’s Mix-Up Leaves Smriti Mandhana Run Out In Bizarre Fashion
