Raza named in ICC T20I Team of the Year

Sports Reporter

ZIMBABWE national cricket team all-rounder Sikandar Raza has been named in the International Cricket Council 2022 T20 Team of the Year.

Raza had a stellar year with the bat and also contributed significantly with the ball in T20Is. He scored 735 runs and collected 25 wickets in 24 matches, with a best of 4/8 in the final of the ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament against the Netherlands in Bulawayo.

He was also a key player for Zimbabwe at the ICC T20 Men’s World Cup finals in Australia last November.

The ICC Team of the Year recognises 11 outstanding individuals who have impressed one and all – be it with the bat, the ball or their all-round exploits in a calendar year.

The 11-men list also has T20 World Cup winners Sam Curran and Jos Buttler. Ireland’s Josh Little also made the it along with India’s Virat Kohli and Pakistan’s Mohamad Rizwan.

The ICC also announced the Women’s T20I Team of the year. The world cricket governing body will tomorrow announce the outstanding players for the ODIs both men and women and the ICC Test Team of the Year.

ICC Men’s T20I team of the year:

Jos Buttler (England), Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan), Virat Kohli (India), Suryakumar Yadav (India), Glenn Phillips (New Zealand), Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe), Hardik Pandya (India), Sam Curran (England), Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka), Haris Rauf (Pakistan), Josh Little (Ireland)

ICC Women’s T20I team of the year:
Smriti Mandhana (India), Beth Mooney (Australia), Sophie Devine (New Zealand), Ash Gardner (Australia), Tahila McGrath (Australia), Nida Dar (Pakistan), Deepti Sharma (India), Richa Gosh (India), Sophie Ecclestone (England), Inoka Ranaweera (Sri Lanka), Renuka Singh (India)