Abhishek Sharma is an Indian cricketer. He plays for Punjab in the domestic circuit and SunRisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League. He made headlines after model Tania Singh committed suicide in 2024.
Wiki/Biography
Abhishek Sharma was born on Monday, September 4, 2000, in Amritsar, Punjab, India (age 23; as of 2023). His zodiac sign is Virgo. He started playing cricket at the age of three-and-a-half and trained under the guidance of his father, Rajkumar Sharma, who also played cricket for India’s age-group teams.
Abhishek Sharma Childhood Photos
He attended Delhi Public School (DPS), Amritsar. Later he studied at DAV College, Amritsar. He later became a professional cricketer.
Abhishek Sharma and Sachin Tendulkar (left) during their school days
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′8″
Weight (approximately): 60kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
Body measurements (approximately): Chest 40″, Waist 32″, Biceps 12″
family
He comes from a Punjabi family.
Parents and siblings
His father, Rajkumar Sharma, is a former Indian cricketer who works in Bank of India in Amritsar. His mother Manju Sharma is a housewife. He has two sisters, Sania Sharma and daughter Amayra. Komal Sharma is a doctor and works at SGRD Medical College, Amritsar .
Abhishek Sharma and his parents
Abhishek Sharma and his sister Sania Sharma
Abhishek Sharma and his sister Komal Sharma
Abhishek Sharma and his niece Amayra
wife and children
He is unmarried and has no children.
Relationships/Affairs
He was in a relationship with a model named Tania Singh, who committed suicide in 2024.
Abhishek Sharma and Tania Singh (right)
religion
He believes in Hinduism.
Profession
Domestic
He played for the Punjab U-12 team before playing for the Punjab U-16 team from 2013 to 2016. In the 2016-2017 season, he played for the Punjab U-19 team. Abhishek Sharma played for North Zone Under-19 in 2016-17, Central Zone XI in 2017-18 and Punjab Under-23 in 2018-19 .
Abhishek Sharma’s early cricket days
He made his debut for Punjab A in the 2016-17 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 25 February 2017. On October 6, 2017, he made his debut for Punjab in the 2017-18 Ranji Trophy. On 28 February 2021, he scored a century off 42 balls against Madhya Pradesh, which was the fastest century in Indian A-grade cricket. He captains Punjab in the 2022-23 Ranji season.
Abhishek Sharma during domestic tour
In the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) 2023, he scored 112 runs in 51 deliveries and helped Punjab score 275 runs for 6 wickets, which is the highest T20 score among Indian T20 teams scored, which is also the most 6 points (22 points) in each game). He represented the Punjab Red Team in the Trident T-20 Cricket Championship 2020.
Abhishek Sharma during Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT)
international
India Under-19 and India A
He was a member of the India U-19 team that won the 2018 U-19 World Cup in New Zealand. He also played a few games for the India A team.
Abhishek Sharma while playing for India U-19 team
0Indian Premier League(IPL)
In the 2018 IPL Season 11 auction, he was acquired by Delhi Daredevils (renamed Delhi Capitals) for Rs 55 lakh with a base price of Rs 20 lakh.
Abhishek Sharma after being acquired by Delhi Daredevils
In his first IPL match against Royal Challengers Bangalore on May 12, 2018, he scored 46 runs off 19 balls with a strike rate of 242 runs. In 2019, he moved to SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH). In the 2022 auction, SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) bought him for Rs 65 crore with a base price of Rs 20 lakh.
Abhishek Sharma wears SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) jersey
jersey number
He wears the number 4 jersey in IPL matches.
Abhishek Sharma’s jersey number 4
dispute
Tania Singh’s suicide
On February 20, 2024, a model named Tania Singh committed suicide in her apartment at Happy Elegant Apartments on Visu Road in Surat, Gujarat; she committed suicide by hanging from the ceiling.
Photos of Tania Singh
The police later said that Tania made the last call to Abhishek Sharma on her mobile phone. After further investigation, many photos of Abhishek and Tania were found on her mobile phone, and then they reported to Abhishek. A subpoena was issued for questioning. They were reportedly in a relationship and broke up a few months ago, and Abhishek blocked her phone number and other social media accounts before the incident.
Awards, Honors, Achievements
- Raj Singh Dungarpur won the Vijay Merchant Trophy as the highest scorer (2015-2016)
Abhishek Sharma (right) receives the Raj Singh Dungarpur Award
- Won the Hindustan Times Award 2017
Abhishek Sharma (left) at the Hindustan Times Awards
salary/income
His IPL contract with SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) will fetch around Rs 6.5 crore in 2024.
Favorites
perforation
Both of his ears were pierced.
Abhishek Sharma’s Ear Piercing
Facts/Trivia
- His batting style is left-handed and his bowling style is slow left-arm orthodox. He is a batting all-rounder who mainly plays in the lower middle order.
Abhishek Sharma batting form
- He enjoys playing video games on his PlayStation in his free time.
- He has trained under various coaches such as Parkash Chand, Harwinder Singh, Yuvraj Singh, Rahul Dravid and Rajan Gill.
Abhishek Sharma and Yuvraj Singh (left)
- Abhishek loves to travel whenever he has time for cricket.
Abhishek Sharma during a visit to the beach
- He is a dog lover and owns a pet dog.
Abhishek Sharma and his pet dog
- Apart from cricket, he also enjoys playing golf.
Abhishek Sharma (far right) while playing golf
- He regularly goes to the gym to stay in shape.
Abhishek Sharma during his workout
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education