Live Update: Abhishek Sharma imitates Yuvraj Singh and breaks Virat Kohli’s record against Pakistan. Abhishek Sharma hit seven sixes against Pakistan in the T20 gold medal match of the Nisshin 2026 Asian Games, equaling Yuvraj Singh’s record.
Abhishek Sharma imitates Yuvraj Singh and breaks Virat Kohli’s record against Pakistan (Source: BCCI) Indian opener Abhishek Sharma scored a record innings against Pakistan in the T20 gold medal match of the Nisshin 2026 Asian Games, hitting seven sixes, which is the most sixes hit by a batsman in a single T20I innings between India and Pakistan. This achievement puts him alongside Yuvraj Singh, who hit seven sixes against Pakistan in Ahmedabad in 2012. The innings took Abhishek’s total tally from six hits against Pakistan in T20Is to 14, the most by any batsman in matches between the two nations.
In doing so, he surpassed Virat Kohli’s previous record of 11 sixes against Pakistan in T20Is, a record which was the highest for any Indian batsman in the match. Abhishek had already demonstrated his ability to punish Pakistan’s long innings bowling by hitting five sixes against them in Dubai in 2025. His performances in the gold medal game at the Asian Games took this record to a new level and confirmed his status as the most prolific sixer India has produced in T20I cricket against Pakistan.
How does Abhishek Sharma’s innings compare to Yuvraj Singh’s record? Yuvraj Singh’s seven sixes against Pakistan in Ahmedabad in 2012 has long been considered one of the most remarkable individual performances in India-Pakistan T20I history. Abhishek achieved this tally with Nisshin in 2026, becoming the second Indian batsman to hit seven sixes in a single innings against Pakistan in this format.
Both performances now jointly top the list of most sixes in an India-Pakistan T20I cricket innings. Yuvraj’s performance was part of a bilateral series, while Abhishek’s performance arrived on the high-stakes stage of a gold medal game at the Asian Games, a context that lends considerable weight to the performance. Abhishek’s five-six performance against Pakistan in Dubai in 2025 had already made him one of the most destructive batsmen in the game.
His seven-six knock in the Asian Games final took this record to its highest point and highlights a consistency in batting power against this opponent that no other batsman has achieved in this format. What is Abhishek Sharma’s overall tally of six goals against Pakistan? With a total of 14, Abhishek now holds the record for most sixes by a batsman in a T20I match between India and Pakistan.
His tally is based on multiple pearances against Pakistan, with five sixes in Dubai in 2025 and seven in the Asian Games gold medal game in Nisshin in 2026 accounting for 12 of those hits. The previous record of 11 sixes against Pakistan in T20Is belonged to Kohli, one of the most prolific scorers in the history of the format. Abhishek missed the mark with three sixes, setting a new standard in one of the most watched bilateral rivalries in cricket.
Abhishek Sharma continued his aggressive proach and hit 61 off 28 balls before being overwhelmed by Usman Khan off Arafat Minhas. His impressive knock included three fours and seven sixes and helped India get off to a good start.
