Abhishek Sharma sets new T20I record with 69 sixes in 2026

Abhishek Sharma has broken Suryakumar Yadav's record for the most sixes in a calendar year by a batter from a Full Member nation in T20Is. The India opener hit his 69th six of 2026 during the fourth T20I against West Indies in Hyderabad, surpassing Suryakumar's previous mark of 68 set in 2022.

Abhishek reached the milestone during his 69-run knock off 30 balls in the third T20I before adding 29 runs in Hyderabad. He has now scored 950 runs in 33 T20I innings this year at an average above 29 and a strike rate exceeding 206, including one century and eight half-centuries.

India have six more T20Is scheduled before the end of 2026, giving Abhishek the opportunity to push towards a century of sixes in the calendar year.