ICC Announced 2024 Men’s T20I Team of the Year; Rohit Sharma captains the squad: ICC has released its 2024 Men’s T20I Team of the Year. The best performers who lit up the game’s shortest format during the year are acknowledged in the process. India’s Rohit Sharma is the captain of the eleven, and in recognition of his captaincy, he led the team to T20 World Cup success in June 2024.
ICC Men’s T20I team of the year
1. Rohit Sharma (Captain) (India)
2. Travis Head (Australia)
3. Phil Salt (England)
4. Babar Azam (Pakistan)
5. Nicholas Pooran (Wicketkeeper) (West Indies)
6. Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe)
7. Hardik Pandya (India)
8. Rashid Khan (Afghanistan)
9. Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka)
10. Jasprit Bumrah (India)
11. Arshdeep Singh (India)
With Sharma’s leadership and batting in the World Cup final playing an essential role in securing India’s place at the top of the medals table, Australia’s Head provided aggressive starts at the top of the innings, amassing significant runs in the crucial matches. Salt was a match-winner for England at the top of the order because of his aptitude for quick runs.
Babar Azam continued to be the anchor for Pakistan and made runs with his natural elegance. Both under the stumps and with the bat, Pooran played exceptionally well, helping the West Indies significantly in their T20 campaigns. The all-rounder whose game was elegant was Sikandar Raza, batting and bowling well for Zimbabwe. Pandya was explosive with the bat but had a good seam back up to finish off in the middle for India.
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Continuing his dominance in T20 cricket, Rashid’s leg-spin baffled batsmen worldwide, making him one of the main wicket-takers. Emerging among the leading wicket-takers, Hasaranga’s leg-spin and lower-order batting proved invaluable for Sri Lanka. Player of the tournament in the T20 World Cup, the deadly bowling spells by Bumrah were decisive for India in their fight for the title. Alongside Arshdeep as a joint wicket-taker in T20Is, the left-arm pace was a considerable asset for India.
Selection justifies the brilliant contributions made by the players, and the heart-stopping cricketing actions served to fans across the world in 2024.
