Abhishek Sharma IPL Salary: Abhishek Sharma stole all the spotlight on February 2 (Sunday) with a record-breaking century, his second for India, in the fifth and final IND vs ENG T20I at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. He scored a 54-ball 135 runs knock hitting 13 sixes and seven fours and helping India to a mammoth 247 runs total. Abhishek Sharma's breakthrough moment came in last year's Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season, where he amassed 484 runs at a phenomenal strike rate of 204.22, smashing a tournament-high 42 sixes.
In the IND vs ENG 4th T20I, Abhishek slammed a 37-ball century, the second fastest by an Indian in T20Is after Rohit Sharma. His 135 is also the highest T20I score by an Indian batter in T20Is. He also broke the record for most sixes by an Indian batter in a T20I.
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What Is Abhishek Sharma IPL 2025 Salary?
The 24-year-old, who helped Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) reach IPL 2024 finals, will continue to don the SRH colours in the 2025 season as well. Having been a part of the franchise since 2019, Abhishek Sharma has steadily grown in stature, delivering consistent performances over the past three editions.
His impressive form with bat in IPL 2024 led SRH to retain him ahead of the 2025 IPL mega auction. He is set to earn a whopping ₹14 crore ($1.6 million) in the upcoming IPl season, marking a massive 115.4% increase from his previous salary of ₹6.5 crore in IPL 2024. Notably, SRH had also retained him ahead of the IPL 2022 mega auction.