Cricket's version of the Oscars - 2017

Best moment: MS Dhoni’s run out against Bangladesh

If they were ever to be a lesson on how to lose a T20 international match, one should contact the Bangladesh cricket team. With two runs required in three balls, the Bangladeshi batsmen snatched defeat from the jaws of victory to give India a famous victory at the World T20 held in India in 2016.

Mushfiqur Rahim did superbly well to smash Hardik Pandya for two fours in the final over of the match to get the Tigers so close to victory, but could not take his team over the line despite needing only 2 of the last 3 balls. Along with the non-striker Mahmudullah, the two of them might have felt bad after looking at the Indian fans in the stadium, and thus threw their wicket away.

Hardik Pandya bowled the final delivery outside off stump and as Shuvagota Hom missed it, MS Dhoni, who had removed one of his gloves ran to the stumps with the ball in his hand to dismiss Mustafizur Rahman in dramatic fashion. Celebrations ensued despite the dismissal being referred to the third umpire, and once the batsman was confirmed out via the big screen, the 30000 or so fans at the M Chinnaswamy stadium brought the roof down with their celebrations.

Best debutant: Jasprit Bumrah

India’s Jasprit Bumrah surely yorked his way to this victory of the year’s best debutant. Unfortunately, none of the batsmen would be present to congratulate Bumrah for his win as they would be scared that Bumrah might break their toes.

Gone are the days when India had to worry about which bowler to use during the final few overs of the match. Along with Mohammad Shami, who is not present too often due to his injuries, the two of them have formed a deadly partnership towards the end of the innings.

2016 was a breakthrough year for him and he lies alone at the top of the wicket-takers list with 28 wickets in 21 matches at an average of 18.82. He played the most number of games in T20s this year, but his consistency never dipped.