10 oldest players in T20 World Cup 2021

9. Lendl Simmons (Age: 36y 275d)

Coming from an eternal land of T20 freelancers, Lendl Simmons is one of the finest T20 openers across all the global leagues. The cricketer has been active since 2007 and has played the shortest format across the globe. Even when it comes to the IPL, Simmons has won two titles with the MI franchise. Overall, in fact in the world’s toughest T20 league, Simmons averages almost 40 with over 1000 plus runs from his bat.

For West Indies, the 36-year old has been more prolific. Despite being in-and-out of the national T20I squad, Simmons is their third-highest run-scorer. With the ability of also being able to keep wickets along with some seam bowling, this Trinidadian is a multi-utility player for any team. 

In a T20 career spanning over 14 years, Simmons has played 285 T20 games and has scored a mountain of 7541 runs at an average of almost 30. As the sluggish conditions at the 2021 World T20 will test the most WI batters, Simmons might have an additional responsibility of batting deep for his team.