Between 2007 and 2016, six T20 World Cups were held. Although it was supposed to be held every 2 years, this time the World Cup is taking place after 5 years due to various complications. The cricket world was stopped due to the corona pandemic and cricket fans all over the world were deprived of joy. The T20 Men’s World Cup is currently being held in Oman and the United Arab Emirates in the presence of spectators. This time India is the main host of the World Cup, but they are hosting it in Oman and the United Arab Emirates because of India’s pandemic situation. This article will discuss the 16 captains of the T20 World Cup 2021.
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Mohammad Nabi- Afghanistan
Nabi is an all-rounder, who is right handed batsman as well as off break bowler. His T20 debut was on February 01, 2010, against Ireland. As of Oct 18, 2021, he played 81 international T20 matches, scored 1396 runs, and took 72 wickets. Apart from playing in the national team, Nabi also played in numerous T20 leagues including the Indian Premier League, Bangladesh Premier League, Pakistan Super League, and more. Since 2009, Nabi has been playing a major role for the Afghanistan cricket team.
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Aaron Finch- Australia
Australian batsman Aaron Finch captains the Australian cricket team and also he is the captain of the 2021 T20 World Cup. Debuted in 2010 Finch played 76 T20 International (T20I) matches and scored 2473 so far. Currently, he holds the record for two of the three T20I highest individual scores. His 156 runs against English in 2013 and 172 against Zimbabwe in July 2018 were the two highest scores. Finch is also the first player to earn 900 rating points in the official ICC T20I rankings.
Mahmudullah Riyad- Bangladesh
Mahmudullah is a lower or middle order batsman and an off spin bowler, hence he is an all-rounder. However, he is highly prominent for his capability to finish a One Day International game. Mahmudullah appeared in 103 T20I matches and scored 1794 with the 64 highest scores. Further, he also took 33 wickets. After winning the second T20I match against New Zealand in September 2021, Mahmudullah has become the most successful Bangladeshi T20 captain after Mashrafe Mortaza.
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Eoin Morgan-England
Irish-born English cricketer Eoin Morgan is well known for his captaincy for the England Cricket team as well as for different cricket league teams including Kolkata Knight Riders, Middlesex, and London Spirit. Nevertheless, Morgan led the England Cricket Team to win the 2019 ICC World Cup, which was the first win for England. Left-handed batsman Morgan has played 107 T20I matches and scored 2360 runs in total with 91 highest runs in his bucket.
Virat Kohli- India
Kohli is considered one of the most successful Indian captains in all formats. However, his T20 debut was in 2010 against Zimbabwe. Since then, Virat played 90 T20I matches and scored 3159 runs along with 94 high scores. Nevertheless, Kohli is one of the consistent players in the current cricket world. Overall his batting average is 52.65 in 90 T20 International matches and he has 28 50s in his bucket.
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Andrew Balbirnie- Ireland
Andrew Balbirnie is currently performing the role of captain for all formats for the Ireland cricket team. Although, he became the captain for ODI and Test in 2019, but picked as T20 captain in 2020. Balbirnie played his first T20 game in 2015 and so far, he appeared in 54 T20I matches in which he scored 1109 with 83 high scores.
Gerhard Erasmus- Namibia
26-year-old Gerhard Erasmus has been playing for Namibia national team since 2011. However, his T20 debut was in 2019 against Ghana. Right before the T20 World Cup 2021, he was named Namibia's captain in September. Previously he performed his role as a captain for Namibia’s ODI team. In the last two years, he played 22 T20I matches in total and scored 522 runs with the highest score of 72.