Best XI of T20 World Cup 2024

3. Nicholas Pooran

The Caribbean was in exceptional form in IPL 2024 and drew plaudits for his incredible batting exploits. Notably, he continued his good rhythm into the marquee event. He top-scored for the West Indies cricket team with 228 runs in 7 games at an average of 38 and a strike rate of 146.15.

4. Suryakumar Yadav

Suryakumar Yadav pitched in with impactful contributions against three teams in the marquee event. He played superbly well against the USA in the group stage. After that, he chipped in with vital contribution against Afghanistan in the Super 8 before doing well against England in the semi-final. Sky scored 199 runs in 8 games at a strike rate of 135.37.

5. Rahmanullah Gurbaz

Afghanistan’s Rahmanullah Gurbaz finished the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 as the leading run-getter with 281 runs at an average of 35.12 and a strike rate of 124.34. The 22-year-old prospect was one of the integral players who was responsible for the team’s journey till the semi-final.

6. Hardik Pandya

India’s all-rounder Hardik Pandya has ticked the boxes in the areas of batting, bowling and fielding respectively. He bowled the last over of T20 World Cup 2024 final when India were looking for crucial breakthroughs South Africa. The all-rounder managed to do it quite convincingly by picking up three wickets in the final and earned the tag of a ‘clutch player’.

7. Axar Patel

Axar Patel deserves to be in the list because of the way he delivered the goods with the ball and bat in the entire tournament. In fact, he surprised the cricket fraternity with his match-defining 47 off 31 (1 four, 4 sixes) in the final against South Africa. It was one of the compelling knocks that changed the complexion of the game. Overall, he took 9 wickets in T20 World Cup 2024.