India, Jan. 26 -- Since 2025, Abhishek Sharma has been in sensational form in international cricket. On Sunday in Guwahati, he once again justified his position as the world's No. 1 T20I batter. The India opener smacked a 14-ball fifty, ending his day unbeaten at 68* off 20 balls, laced with seven fours and five sixes. The SRH star missed out on Yuvraj Singh's record by a whisker. Yuvraj is also Abhishek's mentor, having worked with him previously.

Yuvraj has the fastest fifty in T20Is for an Indian batter, getting it off 12 balls against England at the inaugural 2007 T20 World Cup. The fastest fifty in T20Is overall belongs to Nepal's Dipendra Singh Airee, who got the milestone in 2023 off only nine deliveries.

After the match, Abhishe...