India batter Abhishek Sharma is on the brink of shattering Virat Kohli's 9-year-old T20 record. It has been nothing short of a terrific year for Abhishek when it comes to the shortest format as he has scored a total of 1533 runs in 39 T20s so far in 2025. He is now just 87 runs away from breaking Virat's record for the Indian with the most T20 runs in a calendar year.
Notably, Kohli had scored 1614 runs in T20 cricket in 2016, hitting four hundreds and 14 half-centuries. Abhishek still has three matches to play in India's ongoing T20I series against South Africa and thus, has a big chance to achieve the milestone. He will be featuring in the third T20I of the assignment that will be held in Dharamsala on December 14.
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Indians with the most T20 runs in a calendar year -
1. Virat Kohli (2016) - 1614 runs
2. Abhishek Sharma (2025) - 1533 runs
3. Suryakumar Yadav (2022) - 1503 runs
4. Suryakumar Yadav (2023) - 1338 runs
Abhishek has so far hit three centuries and nine-half centuries in T20 cricket in 2025. The 25-year-old has been in top form at the international circuit and played a key role in India's Asia Cup triumph. He has also carried the team to victories on multiple occasions this year.
Abhishek's superb start to the year
Coming into 2025, Abhishek's spot in the Men in Blue's T20I set-up wasn't confirmed after mixed performances in the format. However, he made the most out of the five-match series against England in January and scored a century and fifty each to cement his place in the team. His performances only got better as the year progressed. He finished IPL 2025 with 439 runs under his name from 14 matches for the Sunrisers Hyderabad. Though the team failed to secure a spot in the playoffs, it was still a brilliant season for the 25-year-old.
Abhishek's performance vs South Africa
Meanwhile, Abhishek wasn't able to deliver in the first two games of the T20I series against South Africa. He got dismissed for 17 runs each in both the matches as India have so far won and lost one game each. It remains to be seen if his performance will improve in the third encounter.