Aakash Chopra Picks Top 5 T20I Pacers Of 2024: Only a few days are left for the end of the year 2024. Many cricketers are talking about the players who have performed well in the past. In the same direction, the country’s former cricketer Akash Chopra has also selected those five players. Who has performed well in T20 International cricket this year. Akash has selected these five players according to the quality of the opposition teams. Not only this, he has also taken care that the players should have participated in at least 10 matches. Jasprit Bumrah, Pat Cummins, Shaheen Afridi are among the top five players selected by Akash. Names of star players like Naseem Shah are missing. The selected list of former cricketers is as follows-
Arshdeep Singh
Arshdeep Singh has been placed at the first position by Aakash Chopra. He believes that Arshdeep met all the parameters set by the team. He performed well for India with the new ball. This was the reason that while participating for the Blue Team, he managed to take 36 wickets at an average of 13.5 in 18 matches. During the match, Singh spent an economy of 7.49 runs, which shows him as an economical bowler.
Abbas Afridi
He has given place to Abbas Afridi at second place. It definitely seems a bit strange not to select Shaheen Afridi here, but it also has to be acknowledged that Shaheen could not show any special charisma in 2024. Abbas Afridi achieved 30 successes for his team in 18 matches at an average of 14.96. During this period he spent 8.5 runs at economy. The special thing about Abbas is that he has taken most of the wickets while performing against good teams.
Mathisha Pathirana
The former Indian cricketer has selected Sri Lankan young pacer Mathisha Pathirana as the third bowler. This year he managed to take 28 wickets in 16 matches at an average of 13.25. During this period, he gave away runs at an economy of only 7.67, which shows him as an economical bowler.
lockie ferguson
Akash’s fourth choice is New Zealand cricket team’s fast bowler Lockie Ferguson. Who participated in 10 matches this year and achieved 20 successes at an average of 9.25. The special thing was that during this period he spent miserly runs with an economy of just 4.88.
Haris Rauf
In the top five, he has placed Haris Rauf at fifth position. This year he managed to take 27 wickets in 17 matches at an average of 19.00. During this period he spent runs at an economy of 9.00. Akash has also given the reason behind keeping Rauf at fifth position. He believes that he achieved three important successes against India in the World Cup. Apart from this, taking seven wickets while playing against New Zealand is commendable. He has also praised taking five wickets in just two matches in Australia.
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