Ranking top 10 ‘all-time greats’ in T20 World Cup history

6. Chris Gayle (West Indies)

Chris Gayle started the T20 World Cup on a crazy note when he smashed a hundred against South Africa in their own backyard. His 117 ended up on the losing cause, as SA chased down the huge total with ease. But the mark was left on the tournament by the Universe Boss right at the start. Since then, he has been one of the best openers in the tournament.

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The Caribbean giant was brilliant for the West Indies in most of their campaigns, especially in the 2012 and the 2016 seasons which were won by them. In both the tournaments, he was their most aggressive batter and gave blazing starts at the top. On slow pitches, he used to take the game away from the opponents in a matter of a few overs.

5. Shahid Afridi (Pakistan)

Shahid Afridi was brilliant in the league as an All-rounder. As a lower-middle-order batter, he finished the games well for Pakistan. As a spin bowler, he was miserly and bowled in good lengths. Afridi was great in the first two editions of the tournament where he was amongst the leading wicket-takers in the tournament.

The star player will be remembered for his performance in the T20 World Cup 2009. In Pakistan's title-winning campaign, he emerged as the player of the tournament. Afridi scored 176 runs at a batting average of 35.20, at a batting SR of 140.80. With the ball, he claimed 11 wickets at a bowling average of 13.54 and an economy rate of 5.32.