Abhishek Breaks Massive World Record

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India opener Abhishek Sharma achieved a historic feat during the fifth T20I of the five-match series against Australia in Brisbane.

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Abhishek Sharma reached the 1,000-run milestone in T20 Internationals and claimed two big records.

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He achieved the world record for the fastest in terms of balls (528) faced and becoming the fastest Indian to reach the mark in terms of matches.

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Abhishek shattered the previous global record, which belonged to Australia's Tim David, who reached 1,000 runs in 569 balls.

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In comparison, India's T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav previously held second place, having taken 573 balls.

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However, Abhishek narrowly missed out on breaking a record held by Virat Kohli, who reached the 1,000-run mark in 27 innings from 29 matches.

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Abhishek, on the other hand, reached the landmark in 28 innings.

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