ICC Awards of the Decade: MS Dhoni named T20I Team Captain of the Decade as other Indian cricketers in the XI include Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah.
MS Dhoni named captain of the ICC Men’s T20I Team of the Decade. (Reuters photo)
HIGHLIGHT
- MS Dhoni named ICC Men’s T20I team captain of the decade
- Kohli, Rohit, Bumrah, other Indian cricketers on the T20I list
- Rashid Khan, Jasprit Bumrah hit the list with great quality
The ICC, on Sunday, announced the Team of the Decade T20I at its long-awaited awards show. World Cup winner India’s captain MS Dhoni has been named the XI’s leader and goalkeeper, while Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah are the other Indian cricketers to have found a place on the renowned roster. .
The ICC-appointed team features many of the top six hitters, including Chris Gayle, AB de Villiers, Glenn Maxwell, Kieron Pollard. Afghan legged player Rashid Khan, who made his debut in 2015 and has 89 wickets in 48 matches, has found a place on the list as he can arguably qualify as the best contemporary T20I bowler.
The ICC Men’s T20I team of the decade. And what a team it is!
Lots of 6 hits in that XI! pic.twitter.com/AyNDlHtV71
– ICC (@ICC) December 27, 2020
Even Jasprit Bumrah from India made his debut in 2016, but in 4 years of international career he has found a place in the ICC Men’s T20I team of the decade due to pure quality and 59 terrains in 50 matches.
The T20I format became a sensation in the closing years of the last decade with India lifting the first T20 World Cup in 2007, under the captaincy of former captain MS Dhoni. Since then, India has built a strong T20I unit and 4 Indian cricketers featured on the 11-man roster shows just how big the team is in the format.
ICC Men’s T20I Team of the Decade: Rohit Sharma, Chris Gayle, Aaron Finch, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Glenn Maxwell, MS Dhoni (capt, wk), Kieron Pollard, Rashid Khan, Jasprit Bumrah, Lasith Malinga
