India vs England: Combined best XI of the T20I series

3. Virat Kohli (c)

The world’s best batsman managed to come out of a rather poor run of form in great fashion during the T20I series. He proved why he is considered one of the greatest batsmen of all time and some of the innings he played were just magnificent. The 32-year-old was the highest run-scorer in the series by a comfortable margin.

Virat Kohli scored 231 runs in 5 matches at an incredible average of 115.5. His strike rate of 147.13 was also pretty good, and he showed his versatility by opening, batting at 3, and even at 4 during the series. In his career, he has scored 3159 runs in 90 T20Is at a strike rate of 139.04 while averaging 52.65.

His 73* off 49 balls in the 2nd T20I was one of the main reasons behind India’s win and he allowed Ishan Kishan and even Rishabh Pant to play with freedom. Although his 77* off 46 in the third game came in a losing cause, it was quite a special innings and was the only reason the team was able to put up a respectable total. In the last game, he scored a crucial 80* and helped India post a gigantic score of 224.