Unwanted record registered in the name of Abhishek Sharma, got out at 0 9 times in one calendar year

Abhishek Sharma: A very shameful record has been registered in the name of Indian team’s explosive opening batsman Abhishek Sharma in T20 cricket. A record has been registered in the name of Abhishek, which no batsman would want to make in his career. In the second T20 match against Ireland, Abhishek was out without opening the account. With this, he has become the Indian batsman to get out on golden duck the most number of times in T20 cricket in the year 2026.

Shameful record registered in the name of Abhishek Sharma

In the second T20 match played against Ireland in Belfast, Indian star opener Abhishek Sharma was out on the very first ball. This was his ninth duck in this calendar year. With this, Abhishek has become the overall batsman to be out on zero 9 times in a calendar year in T20 cricket. Apart from this, Abhishek has jointly become the third batsman in T20 cricket to be out on zero 9 times in a calendar year. Before him, Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan and Pakistan’s Shadab Khan had the shameful record of getting out for duck 9 times in a calendar year.

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Got out for duck 6 times in T20I this year

Let us tell you, Indian star opener Abhishek Sharma has played a total of 15 T20 International matches so far this year, in which he could not even open his account 6 times. While playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2026, he was out 3 times without opening the account. Abhishek’s 6 ducks in T20 International this year are the most ducks scored by any Indian player in a calendar year.

Abhishek Sharma T20I career

25-year-old Indian opening batsman Abhishek Sharma has played a total of 48 T20 International matches so far, in which he has scored 1487 runs in 47 innings. Abhishek has 2 centuries and 10 half-centuries in his name in T20 International.