T20 international format is the shortest format of cricket. It is one of the interesting formats and is also an exciting format. Many leagues all over the world run in this format only. This game gets over quickly and creates a competitive atmosphere; hence crowds are more excited about this format. This article will list the top 10 bowlers who bowled the most maiden overs in T20i.
1. Bhuvneshwar Kumar
The first fast bowler in our article is Bhuvneshwar Kumar. He is an all-format player, but nowadays, he plays only T20 internationals. He is known for his swing bowling. He dominates the opponents with his in-swing and out-swing bowler. He has the most wickets in power-play overs for the Indian cricket team. He was one of the prime bowlers who helped the team to clinch the Champions Trophy. He has wide varieties like reverse swing, Yorkers, and slower deliveries. He has 10 maidens over in T20i.
2. Jasprit Bumrah
This pace bowler is the best in his business, Jasprit Bumrah. He is one of the prime bowlers of the Indian Cricket team. He has been ranked one in ODI for many days. He is known for his death bowling and Yorker deliveries. In playing eleven, he used it as a death bowler. He is even criticized for playing for leagues and pays little importance to the many big cricket tournaments. He has 9 maidens in T20i.
3. Harbhajan Singh
The third player is a spinner in our list, Harbhajan Singh. He is a former off-spinner who was a successful spinner for the Indian Cricket team. He had several hattricks in test format as well. He dominated on home soil and played well on foreign soil too. His best performance in the test came against Australia in Border Gavaskar Trophy 2001 at Australia. He actively participated in Indian Premier League as well. Later, he joined the commentating club and did commentary in a bilingual language too. In the year 2019, he took retirement from all forms of cricket. He holds a post in Government service too. He has 5 maidens in T20i.
4. Ravindra Jadeja
Ravindra Jadeja is the next player of discussion in this article. He is one of the left-arm off-spinners. He has good leadership skills in cricket and may take up that role. He is an all-format player too. He bowls with good economy and quickly completes the over.
5. Ravichandran Ashwin
Ravi Ashwin is one of the best in spinning duties for the team in India. He is an all-format player for the Indian Cricket team. He is often regarded as Ash. Nowadays, he is only limited to red ball format. He is one of the most lethal bowlers on Indian soil and makes the batsman face different varieties of bowls. He is currently ranked best in the test bowling ranking. He has many 5 wicket hauls in test cricket. He later developed his batting skill and often played as a rounder. He has 3 T20i maiden overs.
6. Yuzvendra Chahal
The next bowler is a spinner in our article is Chahal. Chahal is one of the best spinners in the current squad of the Indian cricket team. He evenly bowls flighted deliveries and often makes the batsman tempted to play lofted shots and get out. He has bowled two maidens overs till now in his career. He has played 72 one-day matches and 75 T20i. He has even participated in recent World Cup tournaments. He had an economy of 8.13 in T20 internationals.
7. Kuldeep Yadav
Kuldeep Yadav is one of the active spinners of the team. He is a china man leg spinner. He, along with Chahal, is often regarded as Kulcha. He has played 8 tests and 81 one-day matches for Team India. He has played T20 matches in domestic tournaments. He has bowled two maiden overs in the T20 format. He had a bowling average of 14 in T20s.
8. Ashish Nehra
The eighth player is a fast bowler, Ashish Nehra. He is one of the left-arm pace bowlers. He used to be in great demand as there were very few left-handed bowlers. He was one of the prime members of the bowling attack of the 2011 world cup squad. Later, he joined the commentators club and did it in the Hindi language. He took retirement from all formats of the game in the year 2016. He continued to play for India in the T20 format for a long time. He has bowled 2 maiden overs in the T20i format. He is serving as a coach as of now.
9. S Sreesanth
This Kerala player is S Sreesanth. He is one of the legendary players and one of the bowlers who helped the team win its first t20 world cup. He has bowled 2 maiden overs in T20i. He played the last T20i against Australia in the year 2008. He is one of the economical, fast bowling options.
10. Deepak Chahar
The last pace bowler is Deepak Chahar. He is also a swing bowler. He knows to bowl out and in swing deliveries. He is a good power-play bowler, and now he is developing skills to be one of the finest death bowlers. He plays white ball format only. He is one of the prime bowlers in T20i for the Indian Cricket team. He needs to improve his economy and can become a good bowler over the years. He plays for CSK in the Indian Premier League. He has bowled one maiden over in T20i.
