New Delhi, Aug. 2 -- Following a lean patch in England and Zimbabwe, India opener Abhishek Sharma smashed a whooping 25 sixes and 15 fours in a local match en route to a 91-ball 233 on Sunday in a match of Punjab State Inter-District One-Day tournament.

Playing for Amritsar, Abhishek went hammer and tongs against a hapless Tarn Taran bowling attack to power his team to a mammoth 533/8 in 50 overs. For Amritsar, Abhay Choudhary and Abhinav Sharma also contributed with half-centuries. Abhishek was finally dismissed by Ashish Lowrance.

In reply, Tarn Taran could manage 313/8 despite Arshdeep Singh's hundred as they fell short by 220 runs. With the ball, Abhishek picked up two wickets, conceding 71 runs from his nine overs.

Abhishek's knoc...