In-form India opener Abhishek Sharma leapfrogged 38 places to the second spot in the ICC Men's T20I Player Rankings for batters while his teammate Tilak Verma dropped a rung to the third place on Wednesday.

Here are his notable T20 records. In Mumbai, Abhishek became the first Indian to score 130-plus runs in a T20I. He hammered 135 off 54 balls, a knock laced with 7 fours and 13 sixes. Abhishek broke the record of his compatriot Shubman Gill, who hammered an unbeaten 126 against New Zealand at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium in 2023.

Abhishek Sharma's record-breaking century against England in the Mumbai T20I earned him a rise to second place in the latest ICC T20I rankings for batters.

Abhishek Sharma smacked England for 13 sixes and a 37-ball hundred before taking two wickets in his only over as India won the fifth Twenty20 by a massive 150 runs.

(Reuters) -Abhishek Sharma's magnificent century powered India to a 150-run win over England in the fifth and final T20 international at Wankhede Stadium on Sunday, resulting in a 4-1 series triumph.

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Indian opener Abhishek Sharma impressed during the recently concluded series of five T20Is against England, saving the best for the last to blast off 135 in just 54 balls in the final T20I at Mumbai's iconic Wankhede Stadium on Sunday.

The fifth and final T20I of the series between India and England at the Wankhede Stadium was headlined by 's outrageous power-hitting. The top-order batter raced his way to a blistering 54-ball 134-run knock,

India head coach Gautam Gambhir said the team is ready to push the barriers in T20 Internationals with the adoption of a fresh "high-risk, high-reward" approach, and the target is now "to get 250-260 regularly” in the format.

India registered a comprehensive 150-run victory over England in the fifth and final T20I at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Here's a look at what the players and the captains said after Abhishek Sharma's breathtaking century helped India to register a commanding win.