Abhishek Sharma Age, Career, Stats, and Jersey Number

September 25, 2025 - By Jack Walker

Abhishek Sharma is one of the most exciting youngsters in Indian cricket. Abhishek is an aggressive batter capable of scoring runs at a brisk pace and a right handed top-order batsman and an useful left-arm spin and has established himself as an integral part of the Indian T20I team. He is a batting all-rounder, who has proved his mettle at the domestic level as well as in international cricket.

India had its new test captain: Abhishek born in Amritsar, Punjab, began his cricket career early as a child. His impressive performances earned him a reputation in the Indian Premier League (IPL) playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and later internationally for India. Aggressive Batting Style — Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma has a fearless batting style and has done well with the bat at the top of the order with his explosive batting. Apart from his batting, his left-arm spin bowling makes him a modern day all-rounder who can do good damage for his side.

Abhishek Sharma Age, Height, All Personal Details

Abhishek Sharma is a 25-year-old Indian cricketer from Amritsar, Punjab born on September 4, 2000. As a left-handed batting all-rounder who also bowls slow left-arm orthodox, he is 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) tall. Locally he plays for his home state of Punjab and at the high-profile Indian Premier League (IPL), where he is a prominent player for Sunrisers Hyderabad. Sharma played his T20I debut on 6th July 2024 vs Zimbabwe.

Personal Information	Details
Full Name	Abhishek Sharma
Date of Birth	4 September 2000
Age	25 years (as of 2025)
Birthplace	Amritsar, Punjab, India
Height	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Batting Style	Left-handed
Bowling Style	Slow left-arm orthodox
Role	Batting All-rounder
International Debut	6 July 2024 vs Zimbabwe (T20I)
IPL Team	Sunrisers Hyderabad
Domestic Team	Punjab

Abhishek Sharma Jersey Number

While Abhishek Sharma wears the number 4 jersey for the Indian national team in T20Is, the same number for his IPL franchise Men in Orange – Sunrisers Hyderabad. You must have heard about this number from the dynamic batting all-rounder after which this number is always connected with him.

Abhishek Sharma Early life

Abhishek Sharma is born and raised in Amritsar, Punjab, India in the family of Manju, and Raj Kumar Sharma. He has 2 elder sisters, Komal and Sania – Shravan being the youngest in the family.

He has done his schooling from Delhi Public School, RK Puram, New Delhi. Abhishek was a child prodigy in cricket since early on; his talent in cricket was noticed very early on. He had also played alongside Shubman Gill in his younger days, and the duo often opened together for Punjab at the Under-14 level.

Abhishek received all this guidance from Yuvraj Singh during a personal coaching camp during the COVID-19 lock down. With expert guidance in all aspects of the game, he progressed to a level where he was ready for higher level of the game.

Abhishek Sharma Career Debut

If we talk about Abhishek Sharma debut, he started playing cricket at a younger age :-

On 6 October 2017, Abdicated made his first-class debut for Punjab in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy.

Abhishek then made his debut call-up to the national Indian cricket team in 2024. T20I debut: July 6, 2024, vs Zimbabwe, at Harare Sports Club, Zimbabwe He went on to prove his worth as an aggressive opener for India in the T20 format.

Abhishek was bought first by the Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) in 2018 for the Indian Premier League (IPL). He later became a key player at Sunrisers Hyderabad after moving there in 2019.

His breakthrough IPL season came in 2024 and 2025, which eventually earned him a place in the national team.

T20 debut – vs Zimbabwe, Jul 06 at 2024 at Harare Sports Club
Last T20 – vs Bangladesh, Sep 24 at 2025 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium
Ipl debut – vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, May 12 at 2018 at Arun Jaitley Stadium
Last Ipl – vs Kolkata Knight Riders, May 25 at 2025 at Arun Jaitley Stadium

Abhishek Sharma Awards

Abhishek Sharma – A Young Peace Milestone Achiever His accomplishments include but are not limited to:

Made a hundred on his U-16 debut in the 2015–16 Vijay Merchant Trophy.
Captain Punjab to their maiden Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy title (2023-24)
Was the second-highest run-scorer in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2023-24 with 485 runs in 10 innings
Top-ranked T20I batter in the world in 2025, reflecting his growing prominence on the international stage.
Vital opener for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL

These achievements are a testimony to his work ethics and his big match temperament.

Abhishek Sharma ICC Ranking

Format	Test	ODI	T20
Batting	–	–	1
Bowling	–	–	–

Abhishek Sharma Career Stats in All Formats-Test, ODI, T20 & IPL

Here’s a look at Abhishek Sharma’s career batting and bowling performance across all different formats like Test, ODI, T20s, and IPL:

Batting Career Stats

Formats	Test	ODI	T20	IPL
Matches	0	0	22	77
Inning	0	0	21	74
Runs	0	0	783	1815
BF	0	0	396	1114
HS	0	0	135	141
Avg	0	0	37.29	27.09
SR	0	0	197.73	162.93
NO	0	0	0	7
4s	0	0	69	174
6s	0	0	58	101
50	0	0	4	9
100	0	0	2	1
200	0	0	0	0

Bowling Career Stats

Format	Test	ODI	T20	IPL
M	0	0	22	77
Inn	0	0	12	32
B	0	0	126	336
Runs	0	0	170	501
Wkts	0	0	6	11
Avg	0	0	28.33	45.55
Econ	0	0	8.1	8.95
SR	0	0	21	30.55
BBI	–	–	2/3	2/4
BBM	–	–	2/3	2/4
5w	0	0	0	0
10w	0	0	0	0

FAQs

1. What is Abhishek Sharma’s highest score in IPL 2025?

Ans- Abhishek Sharma’s highest score in IPL is 141 runs off 55 balls for Sunrisers Hyderabad against Punjab Kings.

2. Who mentored Abhishek Sharma during his early career?

Ans- Former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh mentored Abhishek during the lockdown period, helping him improve his batting skills and mental approach towards the game.