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In this post, we will check out the top 10 players in the t20 international.

With the world’s best cricketers now playing more T20 cricket than any other format in the sport, the standard of the 20 overs game continues to improve in international cricket.

In this article, we will be counting down the ten best T20 international cricketers today. These players have exceptional skills, either with the bat, ball, or in some cases both.

Top 10 Players In T20 International

10. Glenn Phillips (New Zealand)

New Zealand batsman Glenn Phillips featured for the Rajasthan Royals (IPL), Welsh Fire (The Hundred), and Barbados Royals (Caribbean Premier League) in 2022.

The experience of playing T20 cricket in different conditions has helped him develop as one of the best in the world at this format of the game.

9. KL Rahul (India)

Opener KL Rahul has recorded an international century in all three formats of the game. He has scored over 2,000 T20I runs, which include two centuries and 21 half-centuries.

India’s vice-captain is very consistent for his country and in the IPL where he is a former winner of the Orange Cap and Maximum Sixes Award. KL Rahul is number 9 on our list of top 10 players in the t20 international.

8. Alex Hales (England)

England’s Alex Hales has been one of the stars of the Big Bash in recent years. He has scored over 2000 T20 runs and that has come at an impressive strike rate.

His approach at the crease is to attack the bowler from the opening ball of his innings. As the BBC reported, he was rewarded for his performances in 2022 by being recalled to the England squad for the T20 World Cup.

Hales played his part in helping his country lift the trophy for just the second time in their history.

7. Anrich Nortje (South Africa)

South Africa bowler Anrich Nortje is often used in the latter overs of innings as he handles the pressure which comes at that stage of a game very well.

When the batsman is trying to hit every ball out of the ground, Nortje frequently bowls a good line and length to make it difficult.

The Proteas player is one of the fastest bowlers in world cricket, as he showed at the 2020 IPL when clocking 156 km/h.

6. Shaheen Afridi (Pakistan)

Pakistan seamer Shaheen Afridi is one of the best pace bowlers in all three formats of international cricket.

He showed his qualities at the T20 World Cup, helping his country reach the final of that competition.

He was named in the Team of the Tournament and the pick of his performances came in the semi-final where he took the wickets of Finn Allen and Kane Williams in their victory over New Zealand, as Reuters reported.

5. Sam Curran (England)

All-rounder Sam Curran was named the Player of the Tournament at the 2022 T20 World Cup.

The Englishman was a key player for his country in their bowling attack and with the bat. His reputation has improved considerably in 2022, which is why he became the most expensive player in IPL history when the Punjab Kings signed him at the IPL Auction ahead of the 2023 campaign.

4. Hardik Pandya (India)

India’s Hardik Pandya has scored over 1,000 T20 runs for India, and he has picked up over 60 wickets. He has become one of their most dependable players.

Pandya, rated as one of the best finishers in IPL history, also showed his leadership skills in 2022 when he led the Gujarat Titans to IPL success in their inaugural season in the franchise competition.

3. Jos Buttler (England)

England captain Jos Buttler is one of the most explosive T20 batters in the game today. He has scored over 2,500 T20I runs, with his highest score being an unbeaten 101 against Sri Lanka at the 2021 T20 World Cup.

Buttler is set to feature for the Paarl Royals in the inaugural SA20 league in 2023. As of the 7th of January, the Royals are the 3/1 joint favorites in the SA20 betting to lift the trophy.

They will be hoping Buttler shows the same kind of form as he did in 2022 in white-ball cricket.

2. Virat Kohli (India)

Virat Kohli is one of the greatest cricketers of all time. Regardless of the format, he consistently delivers with the bat, as he showed at the T20 World Cup where he was the highest run scorer with 296 runs.

Kohli is one of the fittest cricket players in the ICC so despite being 34 years old in 2022, he has many more years ahead of him in international cricket.

1. Suryakumar Yadav (India)

India’s Suryakumar Yadav is the number one ranked batsman in the ICC T20 world rankings. He was very consistent in 2022 for his country and the Mumbai Indians, one of the richest teams in the IPL.

The middle-order batsman scored two international centuries last year in T20 cricket. After 44 T20I matches, he averages 43.11 with the bat.

All ten players will be in action across the various franchise leagues in 2023, as well as representing their countries in international T20 cricket.