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India National Cricket Team opening batter Abhishek Sharma continues to create history in T20I cricket, and this time, he has broken a major world record held by his former captain Suryakumar Yadav during the fourth T20I match against the West Indies on October 14.
The explosive left-handed batter became the player with the most sixes in a calendar year in T20I cricket among players from full-member nations during India’s 24-run defeat against the West Indies in the fourth game at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. Amid this, Jasprit Bumrah OUT of New Zealand ODIs as BCCI plans Test preparations.
Abhishek Sharma breaks Suryakumar Yadav's record
Abhishek Sharma smashed his 69th six of 2026 during his 29-run knock in the fourth T20I against the West Indies on Wednesday in Hyderabad. The Indian opener hit three boundaries and one six during his short stay, but that was enough for him to break Suryakumar Yadav’s record.
With that maximum in Hyderabad, Abhishek went past Suryakumar's record of 68 sixes, which the former Indian captain had achieved in 2022. The left-handed batter has now become the player with the most sixes in a calendar year in T20I cricket.
With six more T20I matches scheduled for India this year, Abhishek has a golden chance to push his tally even further and possibly reach the incredible mark of 100 sixes in a single calendar year.
Abhishek's incredible power-hitting has made him one of the most dangerous batters in T20I cricket. His latest achievement has placed him at the top of the list of players from full-member nations who have hit the most sixes in a calendar year in the shorter format of the game.
Players with the most T20I sixes in a calendar year:
- Abhishek Sharma – 69 sixes in 2026*
- Suryakumar Yadav – 68 sixes in 2022
- Abhishek Sharma – 54 sixes in 2025
- Ishan Kishan – 52 sixes in 2026
Abhishek Sharma becomes sixth Indian to reach 2,000 T20I runs
In the third T20I, the Punjab lad became the sixth Indian batter to complete 2,000 runs in T20I cricket. The other five Indian players in this elite club are Rohit Sharma with 4,231 runs, Virat Kohli with 4,188, Suryakumar Yadav with 3,272, Hardik Pandya with 2,288, and KL Rahul with 2,265 runs.
Abhishek has been enjoying an excellent run in 2026 despite a few disappointing performances, especially in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026. Amid this, Sanju Samson explains why India aren’t missing Jasprit Bumrah against West Indies.
He has scored 950 runs in 33 matches and innings at an average of more than 29 and a strike rate above 206 with the help of one century and eight fifties.
West Indies level the T20I series against India
Chasing a massive target of 248 runs against the West Indies, Sanju Samson gave India a flying start by smashing a half-century in just 20 balls. But after his dismissal, India continued to lose wickets at regular intervals. Tilak Varma scored a quick 43, while Nitish Kumar Reddy contributed 41 runs.
Despite their efforts, India failed to complete the chase, as the West Indies leveled the five-match T20I series at 2-2 with the series decider set for Saturday, October 17, in Bengaluru.
