ICC name T20I team of year 2021, no Indian player included
The year 2021 saw a lot of cricket being played in the shortest format where even the T20 World Cup marked its comeback after five long years. Talking around the same development, ICC has come with their T20I team of 2021 which is being led by ace batter Babar Azam. It might be a shocker for Indian fans that not even a single player from the nation could grab a place in ICC’s same team.
For the opening slot, ICC named Jos Buttler along with splendid batter Mohammad Rizwan, who wreaked havoc throughout 2021. Buttler collected 589 runs in 14 T20I games at a stunning average of 65.44 whereas Rizwan averaged 73 plus in the T20Is while collecting a staggering 1326 runs under his belt. He played a key role in Pakistan’s success in the T20 WC 2021.
The third place in this team is sealed by Azam who ended up being the highest run-scorer in the T20 WC 2021 and made a mark. The fourth spot was booked by Aiden Markram whose limited-overs game attainted great heights in 2021 apart from flaunting class in Tests. The number five player on the list is Mitchell Marsh who repaid the trust placed in him by promoting him up the order in T20 WC 2021.
Wanindu Hasaranga makes his place in ICC’s T20I team of 2021
The sixth player on the list is South Africa’s David Miller who had a great last year while collecting 377 runs in 17 games, averaging 47.12. Wanindu Hasaranga bags the seventh spot in this team who had a breakthrough year and got recognized as one of the best spinners around the world. He picked 36 wickets in 20 games while also producing 196 runs.
No. 1 T20I bowler Tabraiz Shamsi came next while Josh Hazlewood took the ninth spot. Hazlewood picked 23 wickets in 15 games in 2021 at an average of 16.34 and economy of 6.87. The final two spots were taken by Bangladesh’s ace Mustafizur Rahman and Pakistan pacer Shaheen Afridi, who breathed fire in T20 WC 2021.
ICC T20I XI of 2021: Jos Buttler, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Babar Azam (c), Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, David Miller, Tabraiz Shamsi, Josh Hazlewood, Wanindu Hasaranga, Mustafizur Rahman, Shaheen Afridi
