Sportskeeda Cricket Awards 2016: T20I team of the year

Modified Dec 17, 2016 18:43 IST

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma were stars for India with the bat in 2016

#8 Ravichandran Ashwin – India

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 26: Ravichandran Ashwin of India unsuccessfully appeals for the run out of Aaron Finch of Australia during the 2015 Cricket World Cup Semi Final match between Australia and India at Sydney Cricket Ground on March 26, 2015 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images) — Ravi Ashwin is a different kind of beast in T20 cricket

While he is not the all-rounder that he is in Test cricket, his proficiency with the ball in the shortest format of the game is enough to merit him a spot in the playing XI. He made his name playing this format, for Chennai Super Kings in the IPL.

He works on bowling tight lines and not giving anything away, suffocating the batsmen and stemming the flow of runs. He took 23 wickets in 17 matches while conceding just over 6 runs an over on average. His best match came against Sri Lanka in Vizag, where he was superb with figures of 4/8.