Sharma’s batting style reminded one of the retired Yuvraj Singh, who loved decimating the bowlers. In 2007, Yuvraj lit up the Twenty20 World Cup when he smashed all six balls from England’s Stuart Broad into the stands en route to the fastest 50 off 12 balls.

Abhishek Sharma’s 135 runs off 54 balls before being dismissed made him the highest individual scorer for Team India in T20 Internationals. Here’s the full breakdown of the 24-year-old’s historic performance: With 58 runs in 21 deliveries,

Abhishek Sharma was the talk of the town in Mumbai last Sunday. With the five-match Twenty20 series clinched by the men in the blue team against England with a win at Pune (3-1), something pulsating as Sharma's ways with the willow were required to energise and rally the 35,000 partisan spectators at the BIG-W which is the Wankhede Stadium.

Sharma blasted a breathtaking 135 off just 54 deliveries even as the Indian bowlers routed England for a paltry 97 earning their second-biggest win ever in T20I cricket

India’s vicecaptain Shubman Gill on Tuesday defended their performance in the Test rubber loss in Australia, saying that one poor series does not define a team and that it is unfair to criticise a side after a rare bad outing.

(Reuters) -Abhishek Sharma's magnificent century powered India to a 150-run win over England in the fifth and final T20 international at Wankhede Stadium on Sunday, resulting in a 4-1 series triumph.

Indian opener Abhishek Sharma impressed during the recently concluded series of five T20Is against England, saving the best for the last to blast off 135 in just 54 balls in the final T20I at Mumbai's iconic Wankhede Stadium on Sunday.

The fifth and final T20I of the series between India and England at the Wankhede Stadium was headlined by 's outrageous power-hitting. The top-order batter raced his way to a blistering 54-ball 134-run knock,

India registered a comprehensive 150-run victory over England in the fifth and final T20I at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Here's a look at what the players and the captains said after Abhishek Sharma's breathtaking century helped India to register a commanding win.