ICC Men’s T20I team of the year revealed, 3 Indians included, Check the list here
On Monday, via its official website the International Cricket Council revealed ICC Men’s T20I Team of the Year 2022. While England’s Jos Buttler has been named the wicketkeeper-captain of the team.
Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan has been named as Buttler’s opening partner. Moreover, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya are the three Indians named in the team. England all-rounder Sam Curran also features in the XI.
Virat Kohli returns to ICC T20I team of year 2023
Kohli returns to the ICC team of the year after a gap following a fine outing in 2022. T20I was the format Kohli least expected himself to score a century, but a stunning 122 not out against Afghanistan in the Asia Cup last September wasn’t only his maiden ton in the format, but also ended his three-year-long drought of an international ton.
Kohli eventually ended the tournament as the second-highest run-getter with 276 runs in five games and carried his form into the World Cup where he finished as the the highest run-scorer with 296 runs, laced with four fifties. The run-tally included one of the most greatest T20I knocks ever witnessed, in his unbeaten 82 against Pakistan.
Check out the detailed list of ICC Men’s T20I team of the year
- Jos Buttler (C/WK) ENGLAND
- Mohammad Rizwan PAKISTAN
- Virat Kohli INDIA
- Suryakumar Yadav INDIA
- Glenn Philips NEW ZEALAND
- Sikandar Raza ZIMBABWE
- Hardik Pandya INDIA
- Sam Curran ENGLAND
- Wanindu Hasaranga SRI LANKA
- Haris Rauf PAKISTAN
- Josh Little IRELAND
Mandhana, Renuka, Deepti, Ghosh make it to ICC’s Women’s T20I team of the year
On the same day, ICC declared Women’s T20I team of the year 2022 as well. The list consists four Indian women cricketer which have impressed one and all – be it with the bat, the ball or their all-round exploits in a calendar year.
While Mandhana had a wonderful calendar year in the format, scoring 594 runs at a strike-rate of 133.48, with five half-centuries in 21 innings, including one in the final of the Women’s Asia Cup in October against Sri Lanka. The other three cricketers include Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh and Renuka Singh.
ICC Women’s T2OI Team of the Year:
Smriti Mandhana, Beth Mooney, Sophie Devine (C), Ash Gardner, Tahlia McGrath, Nida Dar, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (WK), Sophie Ecclestone, Inoka Ranaweera, Renuka Singh.
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