Indian opener Abhishek Sharma has set a new world record in Twenty20 internationals, the shortest format of international cricket. According to Express, the Abhishek Sharma record in T20 is the fastest path to 2,000 runs by balls faced. He reached the milestone in 1,024 deliveries and moved past former captain Suryakumar Yadav.
Balls taken to reach 2,000
Express reported that Sharma completed 2,000 runs in T20 internationals in 1,024 balls. Yadav had needed 1,164 balls to get there. Lists of this kind rank players by deliveries used, so the lower number is the record.
The paper calls Sharma an Indian opener, a batter who starts the innings. A T20 international gives each side a maximum of 20 overs, which is why balls faced are the usual way to compare how quickly a career total arrives.
A half-century in 18 balls
The same Express report said Sharma reached his half-century, fifty runs, in 18 balls and put the bowlers under pressure. That line describes the scoring burst in the innings. The world-record claim in the story is tied to the 2,000-run mark. Zaviya has a related page on the same 2,000 runs off 1,024 balls.
What the balls figure counts
Express presents 1,024 and 1,164 as the balls taken to reach 2,000 runs in T20 internationals. The 18-ball fifty is a separate figure, printed beside that career mark in the same account. The Urdu copy available here carries both numbers and no further batting breakdown.
What happens next for the record book
The excerpt leaves out the opposing side, the venue and the date, and it ends during the line on Yadav's 1,164 balls. The published figures still stand on their own: 1,024 balls for Sharma and 1,164 for Yadav. For viewers in Pakistan who follow T20 cricket from abroad, the update is on that list. The Abhishek Sharma record in T20 remains the mark to beat until a batter reaches 2,000 runs in fewer than 1,024 balls. The excerpt carries those figures without a comment from either player.
