Aakash Chopra reveals his T20 Team for the year 2022; only three Indians present in the list

Suryakumar Yadav: (Image Source: Twitter)

As 2022 comes to a close, former Indian opener Aakash Chopra sat down to make his T20 Team for 2022. He has included three Indians in the side. In the 20-20 World Cup that happened in Australia in 2022, England clinched their second 20-20 World Cup title since 2010.

Chopra kept Butter at number one, thanks to his sensational numbers in international cricket. For the second opener, Chopra went for Mohammad Rizwan, followed by Suryakumar Yadav at third.

"The first person in my team is Jos Buttler. He is my team's captain and opener. He has the T20 World Cup trophy in his hands. He is absolutely sensational. If you see his international numbers - 462 runs in 15 matches at an average of 35 and a strike rate of 160. He regularly scored runs in crucial matches." Jos Buttler will take the opening slot.

"There is a little fight for the second spot, whether you should keep Alex Hales or Kohli can get a place, I am going with Mohammad Rizwan. 996 runs in 25 matches at an average of 45 and a strike rate of 123. If Jos Buttler is on one side, I feel Rizwan will also hit a little more. It will work out even if he doesn't do that." Chopra chose Rizwan over Kohli or Hales for the second spot.

"I want Suryakumar Yadav to come at No. 3. He is the world's No. 1 batter. 1164 runs in 31 matches at an average of 46 and a strike rate of 187. You set the yardstick and he will live up to that. Suryakumar Yadav is my No. 3 for sure and I want to give him more overs." Suryakumar has scored over 1000 runs for India in T20Is with two centuries.

Glenn Philips had a sensational outing in the 20-20 World Cup 2022 and also boast of outstanding numbers this year in international cricket. David Millers takes the number five spot.

"At No. 4, I have kept the guy who scored a century in the World Cup match against Sri Lanka in Sydney when New Zealand were 15/3. Glenn Phillips - 716 runs in 21 matches at an average of nearly 45 and a strike rate of 156."  

"At No. 5, I have kept the player whose stature has multiplied many fold. He has been the most improved T20 batter of the year. That's David Miller - he has played in a different fashion. 361 runs in 16 matches at an average of 60 and a strike rate of 164."

Wanindu Hasaranga , Josh Little and Sam Curran are the bowlers in this side

Hardik Pandya gets a place as the fast bowling all-rounders, while the likes of Wanindu Hasaranga, Sikandar Raza deepens the batting unit further. For the last two sports, Chopra chose Sam Curran and Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

"I have given a place to Hardik Pandya in my team. He picked up 20 wickets and scored 607 runs at a strike rate of 146. He has been very good. Important contributions - he batted and bowled well against Pakistan and batted amazingly well in the semi-final against England." At No. 7, I am keeping Sikandar Raza. He has scored 735 runs in 24 matches at an average of 35 and a strike rate of 150 and picked up 25 wickets at an average of 17. It has been an extremely good year

"I am thinking Shadab Khan or Wanindu Hasaranga. I am thinking why not Wanindu Hasaranga - 34 wickets for Sri Lanka at just 15.67. His team won the Asia Cup final, he has done well. He is a match-winner." This is his number 8

 "Then I have Sam Curran, who has 25 wickets in 19 matches. He was the Man of the Tournament and Man of the Match of the finals. He is just unbelievable. After that, I had places for two other fast bowlers. I have kept Haris Rauf - 31 wickets in 23 matches, I rate him very highly."

"After that, it could have been Bhuvneshwar Kumar or Joshua Little. I am tilting towards Bhuvneshwar Kumar - you might say a slight Indian bias. I think it was a very good year for Bhuvneshwar Kumar - 37 wickets in 32 matches and an economy of 6.98."