IND vs AUS 5th T20I: Abhishek Sharma Fastest To 1000 T20I Runs After Maxwell, Dwarshius Drop Sitters; Video

India star Abhishek Sharma etched himself in the record books on Saturday. The left-hander became the joint fastest to 1000 T20I runs for the Men in Blue in the IND vs AUS 5th T20I. Abhishek could match Virat Kohli's record only with some help, courtesy of Glenn Maxwell.

Abhishek Sharma was batting on 5 when he tried to take on Ben Dwarshius. The left-hander completely miscued his attempt with the ball heading straight up. Maxwell, stationed at mid off, moved well to position himself but dropped an absolute sitter to give Abhishek a reprieve.

Abhishek gladly accepted the gift. He needed 11 runs to reach 1000 T20I runs and did so in just his 28th innings in the format. He becomes the fastest in terms of balls faced to get the 4-figure mark.

Fastest to 1000 T20I runs by balls faced

528 - Abhishek Sharma

573 - Suryakumar Yadav

599 - Phil Salt

604 - Glenn Maxwell

609 - Andre Russell/ Finn Allen

Abhishek in terms of innings is the second fastest Indian to the milestone. Virat Kohli reigns surpreme, having reached the milestone in 27 innings. Sharma took one more inning, taking 28 innings. Kl Rahul is third on the list, having taken 29 innings to the mark.

Fewest innings to 1000 T20I runs (India)

27 - Virat Kohli

28 - Abhishek Sharma

29 - KL Rahul

31 - Suryakumar Yadav

40 - Rohit Sharma

The left-hander looked scratchy but grew in confidence after being dropped twice. Along with Shubman Gill, they raced to a 50-run partnership inside 5 overs before the game was stopped as a precautionary measure.

Sharma is the leading run-getter in the IND vs AUS t20i series and looked set for another big score. However, lightning and then rain ensured that it was unlikely to be the case.