Dubai, Sept. 27 -- India's red-hot opener Abhishek Sharma is on the verge of surpassing records of T20I titans Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Mohammed Rizwan as Men in Blue prepare to take on arch-rivals Pakistan in the final of the Asia Cup in Dubai on Sunday.

Heading into the tournament, there was excitement about Abhishek Sharma as he had delivered several strong performances in two seasons in the Indian Premier League (IPL), pairing alongside Australian all-format star Travis Head. The two delivered sky-rocketing starts for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH).

In six matches and innings in the Asia Cup match so far, Abhishek has emerged as the top run-getter, with 309 runs at an average of 51.50 and a strike rate of 204.63, with three fifties ...