Best T20 World XI ahead of ICC T20 World Cup 2022
There are no players from two-time T20 World Cup winners West Indies and last year's runner-up New Zealand in this preferred XI.
8. Wanindu Hasaranga
The 24-year-old Sri Lankan all-rounder has made a name for himself in the last two years and is living up to the expectations, with consistently impressive performances. It cost more than INR 10 crore in IPL mega auction for RCB to purchase Hasaranga, but the player performed better than his heavy price tag later. He managed to take 26 wickets in 16 matches and his tally was only second to Purple Cap winner Yuzvendra Chahal,who took 27 in 17 matches. Also, he maintained a noticeably better average and economy rate than the Indian leggie.
RCB paid this huge amount for Hasaranga after his extraordinary spell in last year’s T20 World Cup. Hasaranga finished the tournament as the highest wicket-taker, with 16 wickets from just eight matches, with an average of 9.75 and an economy rate of 5.20. He has so far taken 62 wickets from just 38 international matches with an impressive economy rate of 6.61.
Hasaranga ranks sixth in ICC T20 best bowlers chart, just 41 points behind Rashid Khan. He will be leading the much-improved Sri Lankan bowling lineup in the upcoming World Cup in Australia.
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