Abhishek Sharma Sets New Record for Most T20I Sixes in a Year Amid India-West Indies Series
Indian opener Abhishek Sharma set a new record for the most T20I sixes in a calendar year by a full-member nation, hitting his 69th six in 2026 during the fourth T20I against West Indies in Hyderabad. He surpassed Suryakumar Yadav's previous record of 68 sixes set in 2022. Despite Sharma's milestone, India lost the match by 25 runs, with West Indies' Shai Hope scoring an unbeaten century to level the series 2-2 ahead of the final game in Bengaluru.
First-hand measurement across 2 sources
We measured how 2 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is positive (68/100). Lens Score 30/100.
Outlets measured: indiatvnews, news18. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
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Sentiment ranged widely across outlets — from 52/100 to 85/100 — a sign the coverage itself was contested, not just reported.
Coverage timeline
news18 broke this story on 14 Oct, 04:23 pm. Other outlets followed.