Best T20 XI for all the teams since the first ever T20 international

2. India

Indian cricket team made history by winning the first ever World T20 in 2007. Yuvraj Singh, in the same tournament, took the world by storm when he hit six sixes in an over bowled by Stuart Broad. The final against Pakistan was one of the best T20 matches ever witnessed. MS Dhoni's captaincy has led India to many such glorious wins in the limited overs format of the game.

Taking a gamble, Joginder Sharma had been handed out to bowl the final over of 2007 World T20 final to defend 13 runs. Needing 6 off 4 deliveries after a wide and a six, Misbah-ul-Haq played a reverse sweep which resulted in him being caught by Sreesanth. New Wanderers in Johannesburg had gone ballistic with India becoming the World Champions.

Since then India have had quite a lot of chances, however, they could end up with only the runners-up spot and the semi-finalist in 2014 and 2016 respectively. We take a look at their best XI in T20 cricket.

Virender Sehwag
Rohit Sharma
Virat Kohli
Yuvraj Singh
Suresh Raina
Mahendra Singh Dhoni (c & wk)
Irfan Pathan
Zaheer Khan
Harbhajan Singh
Jasprit Bumrah
Kuldeep Yadav

About the author

Aayushman is a cricket journalist at Sportskeeda who covers news, features and listicles. A Finance graduate with a diploma in journalism, he has a total work experience of around 7 years and has bylines at reputed websites like Free Press Journal, Cricket Addictor, and Roar. Aayushman believes in presenting all the relevant information and facts in his articles to let the readers form their own opinions. His exploits in the industry have led to interview former Australia stalwart David Hussey.

A former Tata Consultancy Services employee, Aayushman has been supporting the Australian men's national team after being impressed with their aggressive and never-say-die attitude in the 2003 ICC World Cup. His favorite cricketer is Steve Smith, whose tremendous self-belief in his methods, despite them being unorthodox, inspire him a lot. Smith’s performances from 2019 Ashes Series only fueled this inspiration further. He would like to revisit the 2015 ICC World Cup semi-final clash between India and Australia if ever got hold of a time machine.

When not working, Aayushman loves to spend his spare time reading fiction books and watching one of his favorite television shows Grey's Anatomy.

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Edited by Vignesh Ananthasubramanian