Jason Holder does pose a strong case to make this team too. To make it clear, Jadeja isn’t the best option to have in the T20I and ODI side as a bowler. However, Rizwan will have to bat in the middle-order in T20Is if we pick him, not his strong suit, while Buttler can easily be the floater here in ODIs and T20Is, especially with the short-form line-up needing a little extra oomph Ravindra Jadeja Such has been the run spree Mohammad Rizwan is on that it’s difficult to keep him out of this XI.

We have gone slightly Ed Smith on this one and it’s not an easy decision. Make no mistake, he is no T20 gun, but such is his all-round value that Stokes’ place in this XI is very difficult to question. He averages 70.16 in Tests, 54.94 in ODIs and has boosted his strike-rate in T20Is to 140-plus, all since the start of 2019.īen Stokes is the third highest run-scorer in Tests since the start of 2019 and led England to a world title in ODIs two years back, all while bowling and doing fairly decently in T20I cricket. Williamson is the perfect No.3 in Tests and in the shorter formats walks in below Kohli to do what he does best – go through the gears seamlessly. Williamson’s transformation into one of T20 cricket’s best anchor batsmen gives him more weight than someone like Babar Azam in this XI. He will also lead this side – with some able help from a few others in the team. His record is impeccable and his unmatched ability to adapt across formats makes this decision a really quick one. Kohli is the easiest pick in this XI after the No.11 player, but he might need to move around the batting order in different formats to be the best version of himself.

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