The Best T20I XI of the Year 2015

The T20Is played throughout a calendar year are limited in numbers and rightly so. With so many T20 leagues being played around the year, the preservation of the traditional formats like Tests and ODIs has to be of paramount importance to the international game. Nevertheless, whenever the T20Is are played, it generates a lot of interest amongst the fans. The Word T20, the marquee event of the shortest formats, is set to be contested in 2016 in India. With the buzz and excitement increasing with the schedule being released recently by the ICC, it’s an opportune moment to consider the best Twenty20 international players of 2015. Here is the T20I XI of the year:

1. Chris Gayle – West Indies 

The superstar has played 2 matches and hammered 2 half-centuries this year. He has scored 167 runs at an average of 83.50 which featured a staggering 14 fours and 15 sixes. His top score is 90 from just 41 balls against South Africa in an away series. West Indies, leading 1-0 in the 3-match series, pulled off an exciting contest in the 2nd match and sealed the series with one match to spare. The team registered the highest run chase ever in T20Is largely due to the blistering knock played by the big Jamaican.