Sportskeeda Cricket Awards 2016: T20I team of the year

#2 Martin Guptill – New Zealand

Martin Guptill is frightening to watch when he is on fire

The Kiwi Martin Guptill might do down in history as one of the best limited-overs players ever and he showed why in 2016 with another superb year at the top of the Kiwi batting order. The way he bats can put any opposition on the backfoot almost immediately. He has made sure the Kiwis don’t feel the absence of Brendon McCullum in the side.

The thing that stands out from Guptill’s numbers is his strike-rate coupled with the fact that he opens the innings. He is another who started the year in superb fashion and his best knock was an unbeaten 87 against Pakistan in January. A couple of months later, he would torment the same opponents in the World T20 with an 80 to ensure his side picked up a win at the World T20.

He forms an absolutely destructive opening combination with Rohit Sharma.

Matches	Runs	Average	Strike-rate	50s, 100s	Best
9	392	49	171.82	4, 0	87*