Archive · 21 Jan 2026
Abhishek Sharma Rivals Chris Gayle's T20 Record
Abhishek Sharma, a young cricketer from India, has broken a record held by Chris Gayle, a famous player from Jamaica.
Gayle is known for hitting a lot of sixes and scoring quickly in T20 cricket.
Abhishek has now become the fastest player to score 5000 runs in T20 matches.
He hits sixes just as often as Gayle did and has already scored more runs than his mentor, Yuvraj Singh.
Both players are known for their powerful hitting and similar styles of play.
Gayle has even said that Abhishek has the potential to break his IPL record of 175 runs in a single match.
Abhishek Sharma became the fastest to 5000 T20 runs, surpassing Chris Gayle's record.
Both players have similar styles of play, focusing on powerful hitting and classical techniques.
Abhishek has a higher strike rate (171.65) compared to Gayle's (144.75).
Gayle has hit 1,056 sixes in all T20s, more than any other player.
Abhishek has already scored more runs than his mentor, Yuvraj Singh, in fewer matches.
- Who
- Abhishek Sharma and Chris Gayle
- What
- Abhishek Sharma became the fastest to 5000 T20 runs
- When
- On Wednesday
- Where
- Not specified
- Why
- To surpass Chris Gayle's record
- Player
- Abhishek Sharma
- Record
- Fastest to 5000 T20 runs
- Matches
- Less than a quarter of Chris Gayle's games
- Sixes
- 8 sixes in a match
- Strike Rate
- 171.65
- Mentor
- Yuvraj Singh
- Gayle's Sixes
- 1,056 in all T20s
- Gayle's Average
- 36.22
- Gayle's Strike Rate
- 144.75
- Gayle's T20 Hundreds
- 22