Cementing his stellar form in the international arena, India opener Abhishek Sharma etched his name in the history books during Wednesday’s fourth T20I against the West Indies by breaking a massive world record when he struck his 69th maximum of 2026, overtaking former Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav’s milestone of 68 sixes registered in 2022 to claim the crown for the most sixes hit in a calendar year in T20Is, and since India still has six more T20Is lined up before the year ends, Abhishek is well-positioned to stretch this record towards a triple-digit figure, leading the elite list of full-member nations where Abhishek Sharma holds the top spot with 69-plus sixes in 2026, ahead of Suryakumar Yadav’s 68 sixes in 2022, his own tally of 54 sixes from 2025, and Ishan Kishan’s 52 sixes in 2026.
