Leading the team in T20, the smallest format of cricket, is a challenge for any captain. This is a format where the result of the match changes in one or two overs. Therefore, a captain needs extraordinary excellence to lead the team to victory in T20. Because even a small mistake can lead to a team’s failure and there is not much time to play the waiting game. He currently has some of the best T20 captains in international cricket. Let’s take a look at who are the captains in the top five list are. Captains are ranked based on their performance.
5. Kane Williamson (New Zealand)
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson is the fifth best T20 captain. In 2012, he captained the national team for the first time. Williamson has now become one of the best captains in the world. He has led the team in 49 T20s so far. The Kiwis have won 23 and lost 24. The win percentage is 48.95. Williamson also shone in the T20s as a batsman. He has scored 1805 runs from 67 matches at an average of 31.7 with a strike rate of 125.1.
4. Aaron Finch (Australia)
Australian captain Aaron Finch is fourth. In 2108, when the Australian team was in the throes of a ball tampering controversy, Finch became the captain of the limited overs teams. This was his second stint as captain with the Australia team. Finch became captain for the first time in 2014. He was replaced at 16 by Steve Smith as Australia’s captain. Under Finch, Australia have won 22 and lost 20 of their 44 T20s. He has a win percentage of 52.38.
3. Eoin Morgan (England)
Eoin Morgan, the captain of the fixed over team, is also credited with making England the most dangerous team in world cricket. Morgan became captain of the ODI and T20 teams in 2015 as the English team went through its biggest crisis. He took the team by the hand and brought England back to its former glory. Morgan has led England in 59 T20 matches so far. He led the team to victory in 33 of these. The win% is 58.62.
2. Virat Kohli (India)
Indian captain Virat Kohli is second on the list. He is the successor to the legendary MS Dhoni and is fulfilling this role beautifully. Kohli’s aggressive captaincy is one of the reasons why India are currently excelling in all three formats. In limited overs cricket, Kohli was instrumental in defeating Australia, England and New Zealand at home and abroad. He has one of the best average of T20 captains at 65.11. From 2017 to 21, Kohli led the team in 47 T20s. In 27 of these, India won. The team has lost just 14 matches.
1. Babar Azam (Pakistan)
Pakistan cricket team captain Babar Azam is currently the number one captain in the T20I. In 2020, Babar took over the captaincy from Sarfraz Ahmed. In a short span of time, the star batsman from Lahore was able to show his excellence in captaincy as well. Under Babar, Pakistan has played 21 T20 matches. The team won 13 of these. Babar tops the T20I captains list with a win percentage of 68.42.
