T20 cricket has gained immense popularity around the globe especially with the rise of franchise-based tournaments. But who is the greatest T20 player of all time? Fans and experts have different opinions on this matter as there are many T20 giants like Virat Kohli, Chris Gayle, Jos Buttler, David Warner and Kieron Pollard.
Virat Kohli is the highest run-scorer in T20Is, with 4008 runs in 115 matches, including a century and 37 half-centuries. Meanwhile in the bowling front, New Zealand’s Tim Southee is the highest wicket-taker with 134 scalps in 106 games, along with a four-wicket and a five-wicket haul.
AB de Villiers, who is also considered to be one of the greatest T20 batsmen, shocked everyone with his answer when asked about his greatest T20 cricketer of all time as it didn’t include former RCB teammate and good friend Kohli.
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“My greatest T20 player of all time is none other than Rashid Khan. He delivers with bat and ball. Match winner in both departments; he is a livewire in the field and has got the heart of a lion. He always wants to win; he’s very competitive, and he’s right there with one of the best T20 players. Not one of the best, the best”, he said on SuperSport.
Rashid Khan, from Afghanistan, is the third-highest wicket-taker in T20Is, with 126 wickets in 77 games, registering four four-wicket hauls and two five-wicket hauls.