Abhishek Sharma Unwanted Record: Abhishek Sharma’s bat did not work in the T20 match of the Asian Games played between India and Japan in Sano on Tuesday, 22 September. Abhishek, who came to open the innings for India, returned to the pavilion without opening the account. Charlie Hara-Hinze dismissed him on the last ball of the first over of the innings. The special thing is that just five days before this, Abhishek had scored a brilliant century in 30 balls against Afghanistan in Delhi.
Abhishek made an unwanted record in T20 cricket with his golden duck against Japan. This is his 10th duck in the year 2026. That means he has become the batsman who has been out without opening the account the most number of times in T20 cricket this year. Earlier, the record of getting out for duck most number of times in a calendar year was 9 times in the name of Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan and Pakistan’s Shadab Khan.
Seven ducks to Abhishek’s name in T20 International also
In the year 2026, Abhishek has played 27 T20 International matches for India and in these he has been out without scoring seven times. In this matter he is jointly at the top. Rwanda’s Orchidee Tuyisenge, Jappy Bimenimana and Pakistan’s Saim Ayub also have seven T20 International ducks in a calendar year. Abhishek had scored a duck twice in the series against New Zealand this year.
Could not open account three times in a row even in World Cup
The beginning of 2026 was nothing special for Abhishek in T20 International. After two ducks against New Zealand, he could not open his account even in his first three matches of the 2026 T20 World Cup. His sixth T20 International duck came in the second T20 match played against Ireland on 28 June. However, amidst these failures, he has also shown a glimpse of his explosive batting by scoring a century in 30 balls against Afghanistan.