RASHID KHAN (AFG)
M: 45| Wkts: 84| BB: 5/3| Eco: 6.15| 4Ws: 3| 5Ws: 2
A sensation in the world of T20 cricket. Afghanistan’s leg-spinner Rashid Khan sits pretty at the top with 84 wickets in 45 T20Is at an economy of 6.15 with 2 fifers and the best bowling of 5/3. He also picked a hat-trick, including four wickets in four balls during that spell. Rashid still remains the no.1 ranked bowler in ICC T20I rankings and is truly the find of the decade in the format.
LASITH MALINGA (SL)
M: 59| Wkts: 82| BB: 5/6| Eco: 7.15| 4Ws: 1| 5Ws: 2
Veteran bowler Lasith Malinga has 82 wickets in 59 T20I matches in the decade. He has two hat-tricks in the format, including four wickets in four balls against New Zealand recently. Malinga’s economy in T20Is has been 7.15 in the decade. Malinga is still going strong in the format with an aim of playing and winning the T20 World Cup in Australia next year.
IMRAN TAHIR (SA)
M: 38| Wkts: 63| BB: 5/23| Eco: 6.73| 4Ws: 2| 5Ws: 2
Imran Tahir is another leg-spinner with an amazing record in the shortest format of international cricket. He has 63 wickets in just 38 matches with an economy of 6.73 and the best bowling figures of 5/23. Tahir has been a brilliant bowler for Proteas over the years and he justified the trust shown in him by the South African management.
JASPRIT BUMRAH (IND)
M: 42| Wkts: 51| BB: 3/11| Eco: 6.71| 4Ws: 0| 5Ws: 0
Jasprit Bumrah made an immediate impact when he was found by the Mumbai Indians in IPL 2013, where he was groomed into the bowler of today by Lasith Malinga. He made his debut for India against Australia in 2016 and has become the deadliest bowler in this short time. He picked 51 wickets in 42 matches at an economy of 6.71 with the best bowling of 3/11. Bumrah’s ability to bowl yorkers and slower balls at will both at the start of the innings and at the end makes him the go-to bowler in the format.
COC's Best T20I XI of the decade:
Rohit Sharma (IND), Aaron Finch (AUS), Virat Kohli (IND), Babar Azam (PAK), Glenn Maxwell (AUS), MS Dhoni (IND-C&WK), Shakib-Al-Hasan (BAN), Rashid Khan (AFG), Imran Tahir (SA), Lasith Malinga (SL), Jasprit Bumrah (IND)
