Abhishek Sharma became the fastest T20I player to 1,000 runs, hitting the mark in fewer balls than Tim David during India’s match against Australia on November 8, 2025.

Abhishek Sharma became the fastest player in T20 international cricket to score 1,000 runs in terms of balls faced, reaching the milestone during India’s fifth T20I against Australia on November 8, 2025, at The Gabba. He surpassed Australia’s Tim David’s previous record of 569 balls, achieving the mark in fewer deliveries. Sharma also became the quickest Indian player to reach 1,000 T20I runs in matches played, doing so in 28 innings—just one more than Virat Kohli’s record. He narrowly avoided two dismissals early in his innings. The record for fewest matches to reach 1,000 runs remains shared by England’s Dawid Malan and the Czech Republic’s Sabawoon Davizi, both in their 24th match. India’s Sanju Samson and Tilak Varma, close to the milestone, were not in the playing XI.