ICC Men’s T20 WC 2022: Australia legend Adam Gilchrist has picked the first five T20 players he will pick in a dream World T20I XI.
Enjoyed a stellar white-ball career for Australia:-
A man who revolutionized the game with his work with both the bat and wicket-keeping gloves, Gilchrist enjoyed an illustrious white-ball career for Australia.
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Won three Cricket World Cup titles. In T20 games, Gilchrist displayed his qualities in the format’s infancy, with a strike rate of over 140.
Now a Fox Cricket commentator, Gilchrist has overseen a wealth of T20 cricket and named players from five different countries in his quintet.
- David Warner (Australia) – ICC T20I Batting Ranking: 49th
Gilchrist said, ‘He is in the top order.
“I think it’s just his aggressive attitude, the way he starts the innings at the top, and the confidence he has from the last T20 World Cup.”
- Babar Azam (Pakistan) – ICC T20I Batting Ranking: 3rd
“His versatility across all formats, but when it is coming down to T20 cricket, in all conditions, I think he can play really well in all conditions,” Gilchrist said.
- Hardik Pandya (Ind) – ICC T20I all-rounder ranking: 4th
“Pandya is just an amazing person across the board,” Gilchrist said.
“His ability to bat, bowl, field, and entertain, he is definitely there.”
- Rashid Khan (Afghanistan) – ICC T20I Bowling Rankings: 4th
Gilchrist said, “He should be in any T20 team, right?”
“Cricketer of the Year in this format across the world. Rashid Khan has been there for the last decade.
- Jos Buttler (England) – ICC T20I Batting Ranking: 21st
Gilchrist said, ‘I know it is a bit heavy to bat but for me Jos Buttler.
“He is just dynamic, his power and his courage to take it. Just one brilliant stroke from him and it’s game over.”
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Gilchrist’s List Of his First five Players
Following in the footsteps of Mark Waugh, Ricky Ponting, Shane Watson, and Mahela Jayawardene, Gilchrist is the most recent star of the game to make its first five-player list, giving his views on the difficult as former greats.
