T20 International: The year 2024 has been dominated by the Men in Blue in the T20 International form of the game. They won the T20 World Cup this year and lost just two games of the shortest format in the bilateral series. India also has the highest win percentage in T20 International matches overall. The Men in Blue overtook the Men in Green in this regard.
Here Are The Top 5 Performers For India In The T20 International Matches Played In This Year Of 2024 –
1. Sanju Samson –
The skipper of the Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League, Sanju Samson, was finding it difficult to find a place in the team for the T20 International matches. Samson is rated as the most talented batter in the Indian Team. However, his inconsistency was the reason why he wasn’t selected.
Now the wicketkeeper of Team India, Sanju Samson would possibly be a permanent feature with the Indian Team in the T20 International form of the game, especially after what he has done in this year of 2024. Sanju Baba is the highest run getter for India this year. He has scored 436 runs from 12 games and 12 innings. He was the first-ever Indian batsman to smash 2 back to back tons in the shortest format.
2. Suryakumar Yadav –
India’s current skipper of the T20 International format and the specialist batter in the shortest form of the game, Suryakumar Yadav is also a T20 World Cup winner in 2024. Besides his batting skills, SKY is also known as a good fielder. He was the one who held that catch of the dangerous David Miller in the final of the T20 World Cup 2024, which sealed the game for India.
Suryakumar Yadav is the second highest run getter for India in this year of 2024. The current skipper of the shortest format had played 18 matches and 17 innings of the T20 International games. He has scored 429 runs with four half-centuries to his name. SKY is also set to lead India in the upcoming T20 World Cup in 2026 and he has also a great chance to create history in that T20 International tournament.
3. Arshdeep Singh –
The Indian pace bowler, Arshdeep Singh has been doing a tremendous job in the shortest format. He was also part of the Indian team who won the World Cup of the shortest format this year and Singh also did a wonderful job in that T20 International event as well. He was the one who gave India the regular breakthroughs in the powerplay overs.
Arshdeep was India’s highest wicket taker in the 2024 T20 World Cup as well and in this year 2024, Singh Saab has picked up the most scalps. Overall he has been ranked second in the list of highest wicket takers list of 2024. From 18 matches and 18 innings, Arshdeep has picked up 36 wickets with a one-four wicket haul to his name.
4. Ravi Bishnoi –
The spin bowler of the Men in Blue, Ravi Bishnoi is the second bowler who has picked up the most scalps in the T20 International format. Bishnoi had picked up 22 wickets in 16 matches and 16 innings. He has the experience of doing well in challenging situations and he is a calm bowler under pressure.
5. Hardik Pandya –
The fast bowling all-rounder of the Men in Blue team, Hardik Pandya was booed at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai when he came out for the toss in a game played in TATA IPL 2024. But this same player became the hero once India ended their 11-year drought of winning an ICC title. Pandya is India’s fourth-highest scorer (352 runs) and fifth-highest wicket-taker (16 scalps) in the year 2024.