T20I team of the year 2023

The shortest format of Cricket was not concentrated in 2023. The top players in the world did not play a lot in the format, as all the focus was on the ODI World Cup 2023. Hence, the majority of the players in the world did not even play a T20I game in the year. it includes some major names like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, and many others.

The players who played in T20Is in the year were fairly new and did not have much exposure to the format. Yet, many such players shined in the year in the format. The fact that the T20Is have acted as a preparatory assignment before the T20 WC 2024 is to be considered, which leads to their good performances for the team in the year 2023. Many such players might feature in the T20 WC 2024.

As 2023 comes to an end in the shortest format in international cricket, here is the team of the year in T20Is.

Top Order

The top order has the opening duo of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Phil Salt. The left-right combination goes well for the side and can determine the good start the team would get. Both the batters are aggressive by nature and can go bonkers right from the ball. Jaiswal was very good in the series against some top sides like Australia, South Africa and West Indies. Salt was phenomenal in the later part of the year.

In the series against WI, Salt scored back-to-back hundreds and impressed everyone. Aggression at the top would ensure the maximum usage of the Powerplay overs. At number 3, the team will have Nicholas Pooran, who will also be the WK in the side. The Southpaw played very well in the series against SA, India, and England. Pooran would ensure that the scoring rate does not drop despite the loss of wickets.

Middle Order

At number 4, the team will have an aggressive batter like Suryakumar Yadav. The Indian batter was arguably the best batter of the format in the year. With his intent, Yadav would be crucial for the side. At number 5, Rovman Powell will act as a bridge between the top and lower middle order. The captain of WI was sensational as a leader in the year and will lead this side as well.

At number 6, the side will have the finishing capabilities of Rinku Singh. the Indian batter was a sensation in the year and made his way to the top of the Indian team. At number 7, Sikandar Raza will be featuring in the XI. The Zimbabwean was very good as both the batter and the bowler. Raza won a lot of matches as both the batter and the bowler. He would bring the balance to the side.

Bowlers

The team will have three pacers and a spinner to follow, as Raza has already been picked. As a result, Jason Behrendorff will be the bowler who will claim wickets at the top. With his swing bowling, the left-arm pacer will be highly effective at the top. To assist him from the other end, Mustafizur Rahman would take the responsibility of bowling with the new ball. The Bangladeshi bowler would also be the main death bowler.

As the first change bowler, the team will have Pakistan’s Haris Rauf. The express pacer was very good at the death and picked wickets in the middle overs phase. In the middle overs, the team will have a genuine spin bowler in Kuldeep Yadav, who did very well in the year as a spinner. The chinaman spinner claimed 14 wickets at an average of under 16, at an economy of under 6, which is great by today’s standards.

T20I Team of the Year 2023: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Phil Salt, Nicholas Pooran (WK), Suryakumar Yadav, Rovman Powell (C), Rinku Singh, Sikandar Raza, Kuldeep Yadav, Haris Rauf, Jason Behrendorff, Mustafizur Rahman