India’s captain Shreyas Iyer commended young opener Abhishek Sharma for his impressive century, scoring 108 runs, which contributed significantly to India’s 127-run victory over Afghanistan. This win secured a 3-0 series sweep for India at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Iyer described Sharma’s performance as ‘flawless,’ particularly given the challenging conditions of the pitch.
Abhishek Sets Record for Fastest T20I Century
In a remarkable display of power hitting, Abhishek has set a new record for the fastest T20I hundred by an Indian men’s batter. His explosive innings surpassed the previous record held by former India captain Rohit Sharma, who scored a century off 35 balls against Sri Lanka at Holkar Stadium in Indore in 2017. Abhishek’s achievement also marks the fastest century by any batter from a Test-playing nation in T20I history.
“I mean, I wouldn’t say bullying, but you would definitely be respectful of the fact that you have come to India and then they were hosting the series. So commendable performance by them as well. “So he’s been doing it over the years, and I personally feel that he’s someone who has got his head on his shoulders and thinks a lot about his game, and he’s been performing consistently throughout. So kudos to him.”
It wasn’t an easy wicket, but the way Abhishek played today was flawless, and it was just pleasing to the eye,” Iyer said at the post-match presentation ceremony.
