Abhishek Sharma IPL Career

Last Modified Nov 19, 2024 19:47 IST
Abhishek Sharma for the Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL (Source: @abhisheksharma_4/Instagram)
Abhishek Sharma

Punjabi all-rounder Abhishek Sharma was part of the Indian Under-19 squad that clinched the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2018. He has represented the Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) for a season and has been part of the Sunrisers Hyderabad squad since the 2019 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Sharma was instrumental in the Sunrisers finishing as runners-up against eventual champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in IPL 2024. According to the official website of the Indian Premier League, the Sunrisers have retained Sharma for the IPL 2025 season.

IPL Debut Year2019
IPL TeamsDelhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) and Sunrisers Hyderabad
NationalityIndian
RoleAll-rounder
Batting StyleLeft-hand Bat
Bowling StyleSlow Left-arm Orthodox
Current Auction PriceINR 14 crore
Last IPL Season Runs/Wickets484 runs/2 wickets

Abhishek Sharma IPL Teams from 2019-25

Days before he won the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2018, Abhishek Sharma was bought by the Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) in the IPL 2018 mega auction. He made his IPL debut for the Daredevils against the Royal Challengers Bangalore (now Royal Challengers Bengaluru) in IPL 2018. However, the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) signed him in the subsequent auction and he has been an integral part of the SRH setup since IPL 2019.

IPL TeamsYear
Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals)2018
Sunrisers Hyderabad2019-Present

Abhishek Sharma IPL Auction Price

In the IPL 2018 mega auction, the Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) signed a 17-year-old Abhishek Sharma for INR 55 lakhs. In the very next auction, the Sunrisers Hyderabad acquired his services for the same price. He was retained for INR 55 lakhs for a couple of more seasons before SRH retained him for INR 6.50 crore ahead of the IPL 2022 mega auction. He was retained for the same price for a couple of more seasons. According to the official social media handle of the IPL, Sharma has been retained for INR 14 crore as the second retention of the Sunrisers with the IPL 2025 mega auction set to happen on November 24, 2024.

YearTeamPrice
2025Sunrisers HyderabadINR 14 crore
2024Sunrisers HyderabadINR 6.50 crore
2023Sunrisers HyderabadINR 6.50 crore
2022Sunrisers HyderabadINR 6.50 crore
2021Sunrisers HyderabadINR 55 lakhs
2020Sunrisers HyderabadINR 55 lakhs
2019Sunrisers HyderabadINR 55 lakhs
2018Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals)INR 55 lakhs

Abhishek Sharma IPL Stats

Abhishek Sharma made his IPL debut against the Royal Challengers in the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium (now Arun Jaitley Stadium) in New Delhi on May 12, 2018. As of IPL 2024, he has scored 63 runs in 3 matches for the Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) at an average of 63.00 and a strike rate of 190.90. He has scored 1314 runs for the Sunrisers Hyderabad in 60 IPL games. Sharma has scored seven half-centuries, all of them coming for the Sunrisers. He has smashed 128 boundaries and 73 maximums to go along with it.

In IPL 2024, Sharma broke the eight-year-old record of most sixes by an Indian batter in an IPL season. He smashed 41 sixes in 16 IPL games, surpassing the previously held record of 38 sixes by Virat Kohli for the Royal Challengers in IPL 2016. He also smashed the fastest half-century for the Sunrisers in the same season by reaching 50 in just 16 balls.

Abhishek Sharma IPL Runs Year-wise

As of IPL 2024, Abhishek Sharma has scored 1377 runs in 61 innings at an average of 25.50 and a strike rate of 155.24. He impressed on his IPL debut with 46 runs off just 19 deliveries at a strike rate of 242.11, which included three boundaries and four sixes.

His best IPL season with the bat came in the last edition of the league when he smashed 484 runs at a gigantic strike rate of 204.21.

YearMatchesInnsNORunsHSAverageSR100s50s4s6sCt
20241616148475*32.26204.210336427
2023111102266720.54143.94022864
2022141404267530.42133.120247131
2021871983346.33130.6600742
2020872713114.20126.7800631
201933195*4.50100.0000101
20183326346*63.00190.9000351
Overall63617137775*25.50155.2407128731

Abhishek Sharma IPL Wickets Year-wise

Though Abhishek Sharma is a proven all-rounder, he has not quite translated his form on the pitch. Sharma has taken 11 IPL wickets in 26 innings at an average of 35.36 and an economy of 8.64.

YearMatchesInnsBallsRunsWicketsAverageEcoBBI4W5W
20241644251225.507.282/2400
202311572124262.0010.331/2600
202214324380-9.50-00
2021866064416.006.402/400
2020866091245.509.101/1500
2019321221121.0010.501/1000
20183-------00
Overall63262703891135.368.642/400

Abhishek Sharma as a Batter

MatchesInningsRunsAverageS/R50/100
6361137725.50155.247/0

Abhishek Sharma as a Bowler

MatchesInningsWicketsAverageEconomy5-wicket Haul
63261135.368.640

Abhishek Sharma IPL Records

Most sixes by an Indian in a single IPL season41
Fastest IPL fifty for Sunrisers Hyderabad16 balls

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FAQs on Abhishek Sharma’s IPL Career

A. Abhishek Sharma made his IPL debut in 2018 for the Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) against the Royal Challengers Bangalore (now Royal Challengers Bengaluru).

A. Abhishek Sharma has scored seven half-centuries, as of IPL 2024.

A. Ahead of the IPL 2025  mega auction, the Sunrisers Hyderabad retained Abhishek Sharma for INR 14 crore.

A. Abhishek Sharma has played for two teams in the IPL including the Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) and the Sunrisers Hyderabad.

A. As of IPL 2024, Abhishek Sharma holds the record for the most sixes hit by an Indian batter in the IPL. He hit 41 sixes in IPL 2024 for the Sunrisers Hyderabad.

 A. Abhishek Sharma finished as runner-up for the Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2024.

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