Abhishek Sharma (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Abhishek Sharma celebrated his record-breaking T20I century in style on Thursday, removing his helmet, sitting on the ground and striking a meditation yoga pose after completing his hundred against Afghanistan in Delhi.The left-handed opener smashed the fastest T20I century by an Indian batter, reaching the milestone in just 30 balls during the third and final T20I at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.
Watch Rashid Khan Interview: ‘God-Gifted Talent’ - Why Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Is So Special | EXCLUSIVE Abhishek smashed 11 sixes and nine fours during his 108-run whirlwind knock off just 34 balls as he broke former India captain Rohit Sharma's record for the fastest T20I century by an Indian.Join conversation Share your thoughts in the comments Be respectful · TOI community guidelines Rohit had scored his century off 35 balls against Sri Lanka in December 2017.Abhishek's century was also the fastest by any batter from a Test-playing nation.
He brought up the milestone with a single in the ninth over of India's innings.Abhishek's special celebration As soon as he completed his century, Abhishek removed his helmet, sat on the ground and got into a meditation yoga pose.His father was seen smiling and clapping from the stands, while India head coach Gautam Gambhir also had a big smile on his face.The century was Abhishek's third in T20 cricket.
He also has 12 half-centuries in the format.Fastest T20I hundreds by batters from Full Member teams BallsBatterMatchVenueYear30Abhishek Sharma (India)India vs AfghanistanDelhi202633Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe)Zimbabwe vs GambiaNairobi (Ruaraka)202433Finn Allen (New Zealand)New Zealand vs South AfricaKolkata202635David Miller (South Africa)South Africa vs BangladeshPotchefstroom201735Rohit Sharma (India)India vs Sri LankaIndore2017
