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

12. Afghanistan

Afghanistan cricket team, without a shadow of a doubt, has been the most improved team of the lot. Their players, right from the top-order batsmen till the bowlers have been men of absolute impact.

Rashid Khan, Mohammad Shahzad, Nawroz Mangal, Mohammed Nabi have shown the way on how to remain neck to neck with the top sides. Afghanistan are currently ranked 8th in the ICC rankings and have racked up 46 wins in their 68 T20 matches.

We take a look at their greatest T20 XI till now:-

Mohammad Shahzad (wk)
Usman Ghani
Asghar Afgan
Nawroz Mangal (c)
Samiullah Shenwari
Mohammad Nabi
Najibullah Zadran
Rashid Khan
Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Shapoor Zadran
Karim Janat

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