Fans praised Sharma's dancing skills and cricketing prowess as videos of his exuberant performance swiftly went viral on social media.
The 25-year-old left-hander achieved 931 rating points, 12 higher than the previous high of 919, which was achieved by Dawid Malan of England in 2020.
Abhishek Sharma has been coached by Yuvraj Singh for many years, and he has developed into one of the top T20 batters.
In the high-stakes final against Pakistan in Dubai, the dashing Punjab opener now has the opportunity to break two significant records held by Indian superstars Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.
Both players are key to India's ambitions of beating Pakistan for the third time in Asia Cup 2025.
Abhishek Bachan himself reacted to Shoaib Akhtar's slip of tongue via his official X account.
Asia Cup 2025: Now is the time for India to rework their strategy, or one day off for Abhishek Sharma could prove to be very costly.
Abhishek Sharma’s explosive batting in the Asia Cup has left a lasting impression on the selectors.
The 25-year-old gave India a six-wicket victory in the Asia Cup Super 4s match on Sunday with a brilliant 39-ball 74 that combined elegance and power.
Players during both of the India-Pakistan matches were seen charged up, from the handshake controversy in the group stage to the verbal volleys and posturing in the Super 4 match.
Former Pakistan captains Misbah-ul-Haq and Shoaib Malik expressed disappointment over Men in Green's bowling choices and tactical approach against Abhishek Sharma.
Abhishek Sharma was deservingly adjudged Player Of The Match and while speaking at the post-match presentation party, he blamed Pakistan bowlers behind the unleash.
Pakistan unlike the group stage encounter got off to a good start and accumulated 55/1 in the powerplay overs.
Shubman Gill has endured a rough start to the tournament, collecting just 35 runs across three matches.
The renowned Indian batter, who was well-known for his famous knocks against Pakistan, claimed that while it's difficult to target fast bowlers with the new ball, Abhishek has succeeded in making the bowlers fearful.
India continued their dominant show at the Asia Cup 2025 with an impressive seven-wicket victory over Pakistan in Dubai.
Abhishek Sharma has been India's highest run-getter in T20S, with 2,332 runs in 66 matches at an average of 36.43.
Former India captain Kapil Dev had earlier said he would have scored "2000 runs extra in cricket" if he had taken to golf during his playing days.
Ravindra Jadeja stretched his lead by 117 rating points from the second-placed Mehidy Hasan Miraz of Bangladesh, getting to a total of 422 points.
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Abhishek Sharma's 55-ball 141 helped SRH achieve the second highest chase in the history of the competition.
Abhishek Sharma has represented India in 17 T20Is so far, scoring 535 runs at a remarkable strike rate of 193.85 with two hundreds and as many half-centuries.
ICC's T20I rankings: Abhishek Sharma produced the best innings of his fledging international career when he smashed a quick-fire 135 against England in Mumbai.
A quick learner, Abhishek Sharma has evolved significantly as a cricketer, with Rahul Dravid, Yuvraj Singh, and Brian Lara playing instrumental roles in his transformation.
Abhishek went hammer and tongs to power India to 247/9, their highest-ever T20I total against England, after the visitors opted to bowl. Jos Buttler’s men surrendered meekly, getting bowled out for just 97 in 10.3 overs.