Indian batter Abhishek Sharma is set to break Suryakumar Yadav's world record for most sixes in a calendar year during the fourth T20 match against West Indies in Hyderabad.
Abhishek Sharma played a stormy innings of 69 runs off 30 balls in Indore. He hit six fours and five sixes in this innings.
With this explosive performance, he demolished Suryakumar Yadav's record for the fastest 2000 runs.
Now all eyes are on the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on October 14.
In the fourth T20 match to be held here, Abhishek will have a golden opportunity to break another big world record of SKY.
Abhishek Sharma has equaled Suryakumar Yadav's record for hitting the most sixes by a batter in a calendar year among full member teams.
Abhishek has hit a total of 68 sixes so far in the year 2026.
Interestingly, Suryakumar Yadav had set this record by hitting 68 sixes in the year 2022.
Now Abhishek needs only one six to make this record entirely his own.
His scoring frequency has been most important in Abhishek's success.
He has hit a six every 6.55 balls in 2026. This figure is better than Suryakumar Yadav's performance in 2022.
Suryakumar Yadav had hit a six every 9.13 balls in 2022.
Abhishek's aggressive batting has placed him at the top of this list.
The list of batsmen who have hit the most sixes in a calendar year is as follows:
Abhishek Sharma is included twice in this list, which shows his consistency.
Ishan Kishan is also in fourth place with 52 sixes, while Pakistan's Sahibzada Farhan is in fifth place.
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