{"id":25464,"date":"2026-09-17T15:46:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T15:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=25464"},"modified":"2026-09-17T15:46:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T15:46:18","slug":"abhishek-sharma-pulls-off-yoga-celebration-after-smashing-fastest-t20i-century-by-indian-watch-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=25464","title":{"rendered":"Abhishek Sharma pulls off yoga celebration after smashing fastest T20I century by Indian &#8211; WATCH | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134315920,imgsize-39470,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/abhishek-yoga-1709-s.jpg\" alt=\"Abhishek Sharma pulls off yoga celebration after smashing fastest T20I century by Indian - WATCH\" title=\"Abhishek Sharma (BCCI Photo)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Abhishek Sharma (BCCI Photo)\">Abhishek Sharma (BCCI Photo)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/player-profile\/abhishek-sharma\/66799\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abhishek Sharma<\/a> celebrated his record-breaking T20I century in style on Thursday, removing his helmet, sitting on the ground and striking a meditation yoga pose after completing his hundred against Afghanistan in Delhi.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The left-handed opener smashed the fastest T20I century by an Indian batter, reaching the milestone in just 30 balls during the third and final T20I at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>Abhishek smashed 11 sixes and nine fours during his 108-run whirlwind knock off just 34 balls as he broke former India captain Rohit Sharma&#8217;s record for the fastest T20I century by an Indian.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>Rohit had scored his century off 35 balls against Sri Lanka in December 2017.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>Abhishek&#8217;s century was also the fastest by any batter from a Test-playing nation. He brought up the milestone with a single in the ninth over of India&#8217;s innings.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Abhishek&#8217;s special celebration<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>As soon as he completed his century, Abhishek removed his helmet, sat on the ground and got into a meditation yoga pose.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>His father was seen smiling and clapping from the stands, while India head coach Gautam Gambhir also had a big smile on his face.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>The century was Abhishek&#8217;s third in T20 cricket. He also has 12 half-centuries in the format.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Fastest T20I hundreds by batters from Full Member teams<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component \" data-pos=\"27\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th align=\"right\">Balls<\/th>\n<th>Batter<\/th>\n<th>Match<\/th>\n<th>Venue<\/th>\n<th align=\"right\">Year<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\"><strong>30<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Abhishek Sharma (India)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>India vs Afghanistan<\/td>\n<td>Delhi<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">33<\/td>\n<td>Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe)<\/td>\n<td>Zimbabwe vs Gambia<\/td>\n<td>Nairobi (Ruaraka)<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">2024<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">33<\/td>\n<td>Finn Allen (New Zealand)<\/td>\n<td>New Zealand vs South Africa<\/td>\n<td>Kolkata<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">35<\/td>\n<td>David Miller (South Africa)<\/td>\n<td>South Africa vs Bangladesh<\/td>\n<td>Potchefstroom<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">2017<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">35<\/td>\n<td>Rohit Sharma (India)<\/td>\n<td>India vs Sri Lanka<\/td>\n<td>Indore<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">2017<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/india-vs-afghanistan\/abhishek-sharma-pulls-off-yoga-celebration-after-smashing-fastest-t20i-century-by-indian-watch\/articleshow\/134315875.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Abhishek Sharma (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Abhishek Sharma celebrated his record-breaking T20I century in style on Thursday, removing his helmet, sitting on the ground and striking a meditation yoga pose after completing his hundred against 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