Rohit Sharma named skipper of ICC men's T20I team of the year

Team India captain Rohit Sharma who led the team to their second ICC T20 World Cup title last June has been named the skipper of the ICC Mens T20I team of the year 2024The ICC Mens T20I team of the year 2024 also have the likes of Jasprit Bumrah Arshdeep Singh and Hardik PandyaRohit Sharma had an unforgettable 2024 both as a leader and a batterFeaturing in 11 matches Rohit Sharma smashed 378 runs with an average of 4200 and a strike rate of more than 160 The righthander played a crucial role in Indias T20 World Cup triumph as he registered three halfcenturies and smashed blistering 92 runs against Australia in the Super Eight matchHis astute leadership was instrumental in guiding a young Indian side through highpressure situations cementing his legacy as one of Indias greatest T20I captainsOn the other hand Hardik Pandya yet again proved to be one of the worlds finest allroundersAlso ReadVarun Chakravarthy credits domestic circuit for his international comebackIn 17 matches Pandya scored 352 runs and claimed 16 wickets finishing as the topranked ICC Mens T20I allrounderHis standout performance came in the T20 World Cup final against South Africa where he defended 16 runs in the last over securing Indias title victory His best bowling figures of 320 in the final underlined his ability to deliver under pressureBumrah made a remarkable return to T20I cricket in 2024 leading Indias bowling attack with precision and consistencyHe claimed 15 wickets in eight matches at an astonishing average of 826 making him a nightmare for opposition battersHis lethal yorkers and impeccable control at the death overs played a pivotal role in Indias success and his performances earned him a nomination for the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy as ICC Mens Cricketer of the YearYoung leftarm pacer Arshdeep Singh emerged as Indias most prolific wickettaker in 2024 scalping 36 wickets in 18 matches at an average of 1350Arshdeeps ability to swing the ball early and deliver pinpoint yorkers in the death overs made him indispensable to the Indian squad His standout performance came against hosts USA in the T20 World Cup where he returned figures of 49Apart from the Indian players the ICC Mens T20I Team of the Year includes standout performers from other nations Australias Travis Head Englands Phil Salt Pakistans Babar Azam West Indies Nicholas Pooran Zimbabwes Sikandar Raza Afghanistans Rashid Khan and Sri Lankas Wanindu Hasaranga complete the lineupMens T20I Team of 2024 Rohit Sharma c Hardik Pandya Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh all Indians Travis Head Australia Phil Salt England Babar Azam Pakistan Nicholas Pooran wk West Indies Sikandar Raza Zimbabwe Rashid Khan Afghanistan and Wanindu Hasaranga Sri LankaWith PTI Inputs