Abhishek Sharma breaks T20I sixes record for a calendar year

India opener Abhishek Sharma hit his 69th six of 2026 during the fourth T20I against West Indies, breaking Suryakumar Yadav's previous record of 68 set in 2022. He achieved the mark in his 33rd innings of the year.

Abhishek has scored 950 runs in 2026 at an average above 29 and a strike rate above 206. He has one century and eight half-centuries, including the fastest T20I hundred by a Test-playing nation batter.

India lost the match by 24 runs and the series stands at 2-2 ahead of the final T20I in Bengaluru on Saturday.