New Delhi, April 13 -- In a historical moment in the Indian Premier League (IPL), cricketer and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) player Abhishek Sharma smashed a hundred off 40 balls in the 13th over of SRH's chase of 246, while playing against Punjab Kings (PBKS) on Saturday, becoming the first Indian in this tournament to make the highest score.

The 24-year-old scored 141 off 55 balls, hitting 14 fours and 10 sixes. In 2013, Chris Gayle, representing Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), had made 175 runs off 66 balls.

Videos of the left-handed batsman have gone viral. Netizens have flooded the internet with memes and couldn't wait to applaud Sharma for his powerful performance.

One of the comments said, "You beauty abhisek sharma." Another sa...