ICC T20 World Cup 2022 is scheduled in the month of October in Australia. England’s Cricket team won the last season of this world cup edition. Jos lead the team to finals and then to winning the cup. England’s team was placed in group A where teams like Australia and West Indies played. There was one washout match during their league stage.
1. Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli is the first player in our discussion. Many compare him with legends like Sachin Tendulkar. Before the 2022 t20 world cup, he was going through a rough patch and was struggling. Even though he had a good average and was also going through a century drought, Virat came into form and became the savior of the Indian batting lineup. He played many crucial knocks and made fifty on all winning occasions. He also scored fifty in the semi-finals of the t20 world cup. His knock against Pakistan will enrich as one of the best memorable knocks.
2. Max O’Dowd
Max is a player from the Netherlands. He is one of the experienced players in the squad of the Netherlands cricket team. Max plays in the opening position in the batting order. He has played three editions of the t20 world cup for his nation. He has played 58 t20 internationals for his country and has a batting average of 29 in those matches.
3. Suryakumar Yadav
Suryakumar Yadav is the current discussion. He attained the rank one while playing in the tournament. Surya is in the top for a long time now. He played some great knocks and also scored fifties. His role was to fire up the scoring rate. Due to his unorthodox batting style, it was difficult for bowlers to pick him. He usually bats at four positions in the batting order. He failed in the semi-final stage and could not support Virat to make a big score to defend.
4. Jos Butler
Jos is the first player of discussion on our article. He played as the skipper of his nation in this tournament. If we discuss his contribution, he used to play an opening position. His partner was Alex Hales, and they both used to score quickly and give the team a terrific innings start. Jos usually plays all formats of the game and bats at different positions in every game. He is an asset to his team.
5. Kushal Mendis
Kusal Mendis is the Sri Lankan keeper who had a good time with gloves in the world cup 2022. He has been playing for his nation since 2015-2016. He has played around 58 matches in the shortest format of the game. Apart from the national side, he has been in several leagues worldwide. He had a batting average of 23 in this format. He contributed mediocrely in this format.
6. Sikander Raza
The next player is Sikander Raza. He is the second Zimbabwean player on this list. He primarily plays as an all-rounder. He returned to his prime form since the tournament. He is contributing with his bat as well as while bowling. He has played around 65 t20 matches and has averaged 20 with bat and 26 with bowl. He plays in the middle order and often finishes the innings for his team. He is a Pakistani-born cricketer and later moved to Zimbabwe.
7. Pathum Nissanka
Pathum Nissanka is a young player who plays for the Sri Lankan cricket team. In 2021, he made his first appearance in a Sri Lanka jersey. He has played 30 plus t20 international matches for his nation. He proved himself and his batting well in the 2022 t20 world cup. Moreover, he was good with the bat in the Asia Cup tournament.
8. Alex Hales
Now let us discuss an explosive English opener. Alex plays in the opening position. In 2022, he opened the innings with Jos Butler, and their role was to give England a flying start. In the semi-finals against India, they had a match-winning partnership and won the match single-handedly. He used to play all formats, but nowadays, ECB has limited him to play only the limited over games. In the world cup 2023, he will be again a dependable player at the top order for the batting unit.
9. Lorchen Tucker
Lorcan is an Irish cricketer who plays for his nation at international stages. He plays as a wicketkeeper-batsman in the playing eleven. He plays in the middle order. If we discuss his career in the t20s, he has played 52 matches in the t20 international format. He has a batting average of 20 in. He did not have a good batting time in this world cup but had a good time with gloves.
10. Glenn Phillips
Glenn Phillips is a New Zealand cricketer. He was born in South Africa and later on, shifted over there. He is an explosive batsman in the batting order of the New Zealand Cricket team. He is an asset for the t20 side. In the world cup 2021, his heroes made the team reach the finals. He even scored a match-winning century against Sri Lanka. Unfortunately, Kiwis could not win the tournament.
