It’s no secret that the West Indies team has always been one of the best in T20 cricket. The team has produced so many dangerous power hitters, tall fast bowlers, and more than all of that. Look at PAK vs WI 2nd t20 highlights to check how the teams plated against each other.
But today we are going to discuss the Top 7 Best Players of WI T20.
1. Kieron Pollard
Kieron Pollard is an Indian international cricketer who plays for the Mumbai Indians in domestic cricket and the Mumbai Indians in Twenty20 Internationals. He was bought by Mumbai Indians for Rs 11 crore during the IPL auction on 3rd May 2012.
Kieron Pollard is a destructive batsman and has been an integral part of Mumbai Indians’ success in the IPL. He is one of the best players in T20 cricket, known for his big-hitting ability. In the 2012 IPL auction, he was bought by Mumbai Indians for Rs 11 crore (US$1.8 million), which make him the most expensive overseas player at that time.
Kieron Pollard is a right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper who plays for Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He made his debut with the West Indies cricket team in 2007 and has played both Tests and ODIs. In 2011, Pollard made his international T20 debut against India at Bengaluru.
2. Chris Gayle
Chris Gayle is an international cricketer who plays for Guyana Amazon Warriors and West Indies national team in all formats of cricket including Day Internationals, Tests, Twenty20 Internationals, Women’s Cricket Super League T20I, and T20I Tri-Series matches around the world. The tall fast bowler was born on November 19th, 1983 in Georgetown Guyana which makes him 35 years old as of June 2019, or 1 month before his birth date.
He is the first T20I hat-trick bowler in the world and also holds the record for the highest individual score in a T20 match. At present, he has played in 513 matches including 259 One Day Internationals (ODIs), 208 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is), and 1 Test match.
He has also represented his country in the ICC World T20 (2007), ICC Champions Trophy (2009), and 2011 World Cup. The cricketer began his professional career by playing for Guyana Amazon Warriors in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) in 2013. He has been a member of Sunrisers Hyderabad since 2014 and has played for them since then.
3. Brandon King
Brandon King is a West Indian cricketer who plays for Jamaica. He made his first-class debut for Jamaica in the 2016–17 Regional Four-Day Competition on 1 January 2017.
Brandon King is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm fast-medium. In August 2018, he was selected to play for the Winnipeg Hawks in the players’ draft for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament.
Brandon King made his List A debut for Jamaica in the 2016–17 Regional Super50 on 26 January 2017. He made his Twenty20 debut for Jamaica in the 2018 Stanford 20/20 on 17 June 2018. In July 2018, he was named the captain of Jamaica’s squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Oman.
4. Jason Holder
Jason Holder is a West Indian cricketer who plays as a right-handed batsman, who can also bowl right-arm medium pace. Also, He was the captain of the West Indies cricket team from 2015 to 2018. He made his Day International debut for the West Indies against Pakistan in November 2011 and played his first Test match against New Zealand in December 2013. Holder has also played Twenty20 International matches for the West Indies against India, Sri Lanka, and England.
The holder is the first West Indian captain to win a Test match in England, where he led the side to victory over England at Lord’s in 2016. He was also the first West Indies captain to lead his team to a series victory in Australia since 1986–87 and became only the second West Indian captain after Clive Lloyd to win an away Test series against Australia.
5. Marlon Samuels
Marlon Samuels is a Jamaican cricketer who represents the West Indies cricket team and plays as a right-handed batsman and off-spin bowler. He is the current captain of the West Indies cricket Team. So, He is know for his aggressive batting style and his ability to hit boundaries.
He is the only player to have scored over 1000 runs in a calendar year three times. He is also the only player to score two centuries in a single Test innings twice. So, He is the leading run-scorer in both Day Internationals and Tests for the West Indies.
6. Darren Sammy
Darren Sammy is a former West Indian cricketer who represented the West Indies cricket team between 2005 and 2013. He captained the side from 2010 to 2012. He is a left-handed opening batsman and a right-arm pace bowler. Also, He is nicknamed “The Black Superman” due to his powerful batting style. He is the third-highest wicket-taker in ODIs and fourth-highest in Tests.
He is the only cricketer to score a double century in ODI and Test matches. So, He is also the first player to score a triple-century in ODIs. He is the only man to score a hundred in each innings of a test match. He is the only person to have scored a century in four different decades. Also, He is the only West Indian to score a century in five consecutive tests.
7. Ramnaresh Sarwan
Ramnaresh Sarwan is a former West Indian Cricketer who represented the team from 1995 to 2008. He is a left-hander and a middle-order batsman. He is know for being a consistent performer and a hard worker. So, He is the only batsman to score a century in six consecutive test series. He is also the fastest to reach 3000 runs in test cricket. He is the only Test cricketer to score 4 hundred in a row. Also, He is the only test cricketer to score 2 centuries in a day. He is the only wicketkeeper to take 10 catches in a test match. He was name Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 2007.
So, He was name the ICC Cricketer of the Year in 2007. As well as, He has scored a total of 18 centuries and 7 double centuries in test cricket. He is the only player to score 5 centuries in a calendar year.