No Rohit, no problem! There's a new Sharma in town

Sharma ji ka beta tops everywhere, whether it's in school or on the cricket field. Until just a day ago, Rohit Sharma held the joint record of scoring 7 consecutive 30-plus scores in T20Is, but now Abhishek Sharma has matched that feat too.

With his knock of 61 runs against Sri Lanka in Team India's last Super Four game on Friday night, he caused a stir across several record charts. He has now reached a half-century in 25 or fewer balls on 6 occasions in T20Is, the joint second-most for India.

7 - Suryakumar Yadav

6 - Rohit Sharma

4 - Yuvraj Singh

3 - KL Rahul

Not just that, Abhishek is now the first batter in the history of Asia Cup T20Is to score over 300 runs in a single edition. Previously, this record was held by Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan, who scored 281 runs in the 2022 edition.

Innings Runs Edition

A Sharma 6 309* 2025

M Rizwan 6 281 2022

V Kohli 5 276 2022

P Nissanka 6 261 2025

Naturally, Abhishek is also the highest run-getter of this Asia Cup. The next in line is Pathum Nissanka, who, even after scoring a hundred against India, is still 40 runs behind him.

To be honest, India hasn’t played a perfect game yet in this tournament. Even against Sri Lanka, they just barely managed to survive. But despite that, they’ve made it to the finals, mostly riding on the shoulders of one man. One thing is certain: whenever Asia Cup 2025 is talked about, it will always be remembered for Abhishek Sharma.

The 25-year-old left-hander from Punjab started with a brisk 30 against the UAE. He then smashed a 13-ball-31 against Pakistan when India was chasing just 128. Against Oman, he again smashed a quick-fire 38.

But he was then done with just giving India quick starts and turned on the beast mode. His next three scores? 74, 75 and 61. Three consecutive fifties at a godly strike rate defined India's batting in the tournament.

Team India will hope that it's just the trailer and he has saved his best for the last. The ultimate showdown against arch-rivals Pakistan.

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