T20 World Cup 2026: Abhishek Sharma's struggles continue, sets THIS dubious record

Ahmedabad: Indian team's explosive batsman Abhishek Sharma's bat didn't perform as well against the Netherlands. Abhishek Sharma, the world's number one batsman in T20 Internationals, has yet to open his account in the T20 World Cup 2026. He also played poor shots against the USA, Pakistan, and the Netherlands, and returned to the pavilion. Despite being the world's number one batsman, Abhishek Sharma's performance has surprised everyone. Abhishek Sharma's last seven matches have been extremely poor, with five failures during this period.

What dubious record does Abhishek Sharma hold?

He has equaled Ashish Nehra's record as an Indian batsman in the T20 World Cup. Both players have been dismissed three times without scoring. Besides these two batsmen, the list of Indian batsmen with the most dismissals for zero includes Shivam Dubey, Gautam Gambhir, Ravindra Jadeja, Virat Kohli, and Axar Patel. Opener Abhishek Sharma has maintained his position at the top of the ICC Men's T20I rankings despite poor performance. Abhishek Sharma has proved himself to be a dangerous player in this format in the last 18 months but he has not been able to showcase his prowess in the ICC tournaments being played at home.

Abhishek Sharma's name has also been included in the list of players who have been out on zero the most number of times in a calendar year as an opening batsman in T20Is. Abhishek Sharma has been out on zero five times in 2026. If he is out on zero one more time, he will equal Pakistan opener Saim Ayub's record of being out on zero the most number of times in a calendar year.