After writing about the All Time World Test XI and ODI XI, it is time to talk about the All Time World T20I XI which is the shortest format of the sport. T20I Cricket is only 18 years old meaning it is an adult but as many matches have been played in this format as the other 2. This is the format which has enabled cricket to become a multi Billion dollar industry. The Players that are in this list are the ones that have done well in international T20Is.

Let’s look at the All Time World T20I XI

Openers

Rohit Sharma ©

The first opener in this team is none other than Rohit Sharma. He has to be in this team as he is the opener with the highest runs in T20Is. He has made 4 hundreds in T20Is. Rohit Sharma has played 148 T20Is till now and he has scored 3853 runs and he has hit 29 half centuries and has a strike rate of 139.20. He will be the attacking batter in this team. Rohit Sharma has played T20I cricket for the last 16 years.

Martin Guptill

The second opener in this team will be Martin Guptill. He is the 3rd highest run getter in T20I and the highest run getter from a country not named India. He has played 122 T20IS and he has made 3531 runs. He has made 2 Hundreds and 20 half centuries and he has a strike rate of 135.70. Martin Guptill and Rohit Sharma will be the perfect opening pair as they will destroy the bowling attack

Middle Order

Virat Kohli

The number 3 batter in this team is none other than Virat Kohli. The greatest batter in T20I internationals. He has played 115 Matches for India in which he has scored 4008 runs and he has a mind blowing average of 52.74 and he has a strike rate of 137.97. Virat Kohli has made 1 century and 37 half centuries. He will provide the anchor role for the innings.

Babar Azam

At number 4 is none other than Babar Azam and the previous captain for Pakistan in this format has established himself as one of the best of all time. He has played 104 Matches and he has made 3485 runs at a good average of 41.49. Babar Azam has become the rock of Pakistan and he has made 3 hundreds and 30 half centuries in this format. Virat and Babar will be the perfect number 3 and 4 for this Team.

Glenn Maxwell

The batter at number 5 is none other than Glenn Maxwell and he is in incredible form and he recently equalled the record of Rohit Sharma of hitting the most centuries in T20I Cricket. He has played 100 Matches and he has made 2275 runs and he has a very good strike rate of 153.10. Glenn Maxwell can also be a 4 overs bank and that will allow the captain to play an extra bowler.

KL Rahul (WK)

The wicket keeper in this team will be KL Rahul. Although he mostly opens in the IPL, he has shown that he is equally capable of playing in the middle order. And there are no other better wicket keeper options available who can bat at number 6. KL Rahul has played in 72 T20IS for India. He has scored 2265 runs at an average of 37.75. He has a strike rate of 139 and he has hit 2 centuries and 22 half centuries.

Lower Order

Rashid Khan

At number 7 is the talisman from Afghanistan Rashid Khan. Rashid Khan is the greatest spinner to play in this format of cricket. He has taken 230 wickets for Afghanistan till now in 82 Matches and he is still so young that he could be the first bowler in history to take 200 T20I international Wickets. He can also be very useful with the bat as he can whack the bowlers to all parts and add crucial runs for the team.

Lasith Malinga

The first fast bowler in this team is none other than the great Lasith Malinga. He is the bowler that changed the course of cricket in the world. He had to be in this team and he has played 84 Matches for Sri Lanka and he has taken 107 Wickets. He has a bowling average of 20.79 and he has an economy rate of just 7.42. Lasith Malinga and Rashid Khan will be the formidable duo.

Jasprit Bumrah

This team will be incomplete without Jasprit Bumrah. He has played 62 Matches for India and he has taken 74 Wickets for India. He still has a lot of matches to play for India and he could be the first Indian bowler to reach 100 T20I Wickets. Jasprit Bumrah and Lasith Malinga are the dream bowling pair and enough to send shivers down the spine of the batters.

Shaheen Shah Afridi

The next fast bowler in this team is the great Pakistan bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi. Shaheen Shah Afridi will be the left arm fast bowler in this team as he will be the bowler who will strike the early blows for the team. He has played 52 T20IS for Pakistan in which he has taken 64 Wickets. He is still very young and he can take more than 100 Wickets for Pakistan.

Ish Sodhi

The last player in this team is Ish Sodhi of New Zealand. This spinner has been one of the best in the world for a long period of time. And with him in the team there are 3 proper Spinners and 3 fast bowlers in this team. Ish Sodhi has played 102 Matches for New Zealand. He has taken 126 Wickets for New Zealand at an average of 22.40 and he has a good economy rate of 7.99. He will complement Rashid Khan and Glenn Maxwell.