Abhishek Sharma reaches 1000 T20I runs in record time, but Virat Kohli still leads, here’s how

In terms of innings, Abhishek also became the second-fastest Indian to reach 1,000 T20I runs; he did so in just 28 innings, one less than Virat Kohli, who took 27. He went ahead of players like KL Rahul (29), Suryakumar Yadav (31) and Rohit Sharma (40).

Indians who scored 1000 runs in T20Is the fastest (by innings):

27 innings for Virat Kohli

28 innings for Abhishek Sharma

29 innings for KL Rahul

31 innings for Yadav Suryakumar

40 innings for Rohit Sharma

In his 29th innings since making his debut in July 2024, Abhishek, who opened the batting for India, achieved a significant milestone when he reached 11 off 7 balls. Before Abhishek's most recent record-breaking performance made both records obsolete, Tim David briefly held the record for the fastest to 1000 T20I runs for a single nation. David achieved the feat for Australia in 569 balls, four fewer than Suryakumar.

In addition to being India's highest scorer during their Asia Cup 2025 victory in the United Arab Emirates, the 24-year-old batter from Punjab is presently leading the run charts in the current series. Abhishek is still at the top of the ICC T20I rankings with 925 rating points. No player has scored more runs at a higher strike rate since his debut than his incredible 189-plus, and he has hit the most sixes (64) of any batter from a Full-Member country during that time.