One of the best players in IPL 2026 is Abhishek Sharma, who showed some fantastic cricketing skills in his brilliant comeback after a poor performance in the early games of the season.
After struggling for form in the initial games, Abhishek put everyone on their feet with a scintillating performance in a match against Punjab Kings, demonstrating his aggressive approach.
During this match, he crawled to an unbelievable score of 74 runs off 26 balls at a phenomenal strike rate of 264.29, hitting 8 sixes.
Abhishek Sharma has broken the IPL records for an individual player’s maximum number of sixes by surpassing both Pollard and Pooran. This is how Abhishek Sharma achieved an unbelievable milestone in the annals of IPL history.
He is currently leading the charts with the following stats:
Highest number of scores above 50 runs with a strike rate above 250 in IPL
- Abhishek Sharma – 5 innings
- Kieron Pollard – 4 innings
- Nicholas Pooran – 4 innings
Until recently, Abhishek had been level pegging with Kieron Pollard and Nicholas Pooran, but he managed to surpass them both through this innings.
Elite List: Players with Most High-Impact 50+ IPL Innings
Now, Abhishek is the captain of the best power hitters team in the world:
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Abhishek Sharma – 5
Kieron Pollard – 4
Nicholas Pooran – 4
Vaibhav Suryavanshi – 3
Jake Fraser-McGurk – 3
Travis Head – 3
It clearly shows that Abhishek is the best player when it comes to playing at a higher strike rate.
Abhishek Sharma Equals Sanju Samson in Six-Hitting Record
Another amazing record has been established by Abhishek, who now shares an elite six-hitting record with Sanju Samson.
Most Innings with 6+ Sixes in IPL
Abhishek Sharma – 8 innings
Sanju Samson- 8 innings
Rishabh Pant – 7 innings
