Hyderabad, April 12 -- Star Indian T20 opener Abhishek Sharma is 55 runs away from 2,000 Indian Premier League (IPL) runs ahead of his side's clash against Rajasthan Royals (RR) on Monday.

Abhishek has had a mixed bag run in the ongoing edition of the tournament so far, with 129 runs in four outings at an average of 32.25 and a strike rate of 218.64, with a half-century to his name. In his previous outing against Punjab Kings (PBKS), he had smacked 74 in 28 balls, with five fours and eight sixes.

In 81 matches, Abhishek has scored 1,945 runs in 78 innings at an average of 27.39 and a strike rate of 165.81, with a century and 10 fifties, with best score of 141. For SRH, he has made 1,882 runs in 78 matches and 75 innings at an average of...