''Abhishek Sharma'' (born 4 September 2000) is an Indian

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er. He made his

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debut for Punjab in the

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on 25 February 2017. He made his first-class debut for Punjab in the

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on 6 October 2017. In December 2017, he was named in India's squad for the

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which was held in New Zealand. In January 2018, he was bought by the Delhi Daredevils in the

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for Rs 5.5 million. On 12 May 2018, he made his Twenty20 debut, playing for the Delhi Daredevils in the

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and went on to score 46 runs off just 19 balls. On 28 February 2021 playing for Punjab against Madhya Pradesh, he scored the fastest hundred by an Indian in List-A cricket, in 42 balls. In February 2022, he was bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the auction for the

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tournament.

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