After writing about the All Time World Test XI and ODI XI, it is time to talk about the All Time Best T20I XI which is the shortest format of the sport. T20I Cricket is only 20 years old meaning it is an adult but as many matches have been played in this format as the other 2. This is the format which has enabled cricket to become a multi Billion dollar industry. The Players that are in this list are the ones that have done well in international T20Is.

Meet the All Time Greatest T20I XI

Rohit Sharma (C)

The first opener in this team is none other than Rohit Sharma. He has to be in this team as he is the opener with the highest runs in T20IS. He has made 5 hundreds in T20IS. Rohit Sharma has played 159 T20Is till now and he has scored 4231 runs and he has hit 32 half centuries and has a strike rate of 140.85 He will be the attacking batter in this team. Rohit Sharma has played T20I cricket for the last 16 years. He recently was the winning captain for the 2024 ICC T20I World Cup.

Chris Gayle

The greatest batter in the history of this format. Chris Gayle is a name that instilled fear in the bowlers. He played 79 T20I Matches for West Indies. In the 75 innings that he batted in this format he has scored 1899 Runs at a strike rate of 137.51. He has hit 2 hundreds. He was a part of 2 World Cup winning teams in 2012 and 2016. Chris Gayle has hit 124 sixes in international T20I Cricket. Rohit Sharma has smashed 204 sixes in T20I Cricket.

Virat Kohli

The number 3 batter in this team is none other than Virat Kohli. The greatest batter in T20I internationals. He has played 125 Matches for India in which he has scored 4188 runs and he has a mind blowing average of 48.70 and he has a strike rate of 137.04. Virat Kohli has made 1 century and 38 half centuries. He will provide the anchor role for the innings. He has hit 124 sixes in T20I Cricket.

AB De Villiers

AB De Villiers is one of the greatest all format batters of all time. He was a genius and he could play in which way that the situation demanded. He has played 78 T208 for South Africa. In those Matches he has batted for 75 innings. He has made 1672 runs at a strike rate of 135.17. He has hit 20 half centuries in T20I Cricket. AB De Villiers has hit 60 sixes in his international career. He was unable to win an ICC tournament with South Africa.

Glenn Maxwell

The batter at number 5 is none other than Glenn Maxwell and he is in incredible form and he recent equalled the record of Rohit Sharma of hitting the most centuries in T20I Cricket. He has played 100 Matches and he has made 2275 runs and he has a very good strike rate of 153.10. Glenn Maxwell can also be a 4 overs bank and that will allow the captain to play an extra bowler.

Brendon McCullum (WK)

Brendon McCullum is an opening batter but in this team he will come to bat in the middle order. He has been one of the most explosive New Zealand batters of all time. He has played 71 T20Is for New Zealand. In the 70 innings that he has batted in , he has made 2140 runs at an average of 35.67. He has a strike rate of 136.22. He has hit 13 half centuries and 2 hundreds. He set the template for the current generation of New Zealand cricketers to follow. He will be the wicket keeper of this team.

Shahid Afridi

The greatest all rounder that Pakistan has seen in this format. Shahid Afridi did it all for Pakistan. He played 99 T20Is for Pakistan. He scored 1416 runs at a strike rate of 150. He hit 4 half centuries. With the ball he was excellent as he took 98 Wickets for Pakistan. He had a bowling average of 24.45. Shahid Afridi took 3 Four Wicket Hauls. He had an economy rate of 6.63. He was also a part of the 2010 T20I World Cup winning team.

Rashid Khan

At number 7 is the talisman from Afghanistan Rashid Khan. Rashid Khan is the greatest spinner to play in this format of cricket. He has taken 152 wickets for Afghanistan till now in 93 Matches and he is still so young that he could be the first bowler in history to take 200 T20I international wickets. He has an average of 14.14 which is extraordinary. He has an economy Rate of 6.10 in T20I Cricket. Rashid Khan has another 7-8 years of cricket left.

Lasith Malinga

The first fast bowler in this team is none other than the great Lasith Malinga. He is the bowler that changed the course of cricket in the world. He had to be in this team and he has played 84 Matches for Sri Lanka and he has taken 107 Wickets. He has a bowling average of 20.79 and he has an economy rate of just 7.42. Lasith Malinga and Rashid Khan will be the formidable duo where one end will be extreme pace and the other will be top quality spin bowling.

Jasprit Bumrah

This team will be incomplete without Jasprit Bumrah. He has played 70 Matches for India and he has taken 89 Wickets for India. He has an average of 17.74 in T20I Cricket. His economy Rate is 6.28.  Jasprit Bumrah and Lasith Malinga are the dream bowling pair and enough to send shivers down the spine of the batters. Jasprit Bumrah will be the all time leading wicket taker for India in T20Is.

Umar Gul

Umar Gul is one of the best Pakistani fast bowlers to have played this format. He was the spearhead of the bowling attack that won the 2009 T20I World Cup. He has played 60 T20Is for Pakistan and he has taken 85 Wickets. He has an average of 16.98. He has taken 2 Five Wicket Hauls. He has an economy rate of 7.02.