Who is the best T20 player in last two years?

By Adrian Meredith

VICTORIA, Australia (TheSportsNext) September 17, 2012: The LG ICC Awards didn't award a T20 player of the year. I think that they should have. So I have worked out the best performances in the past two cricket seasons (since the last World T20), which was held exactly two years ago.

 

So here are the results:

WI vs RSA: 3 - R McLaren (RSA), 2 - KA Pollard (WI), 1 - JH Kallis (RSA)

WI vs RSA: 3 - J Botha (RSA), 2 - JE Taylor (WI), 1 - DJ Sammy (WI)

NZ vs SL: 3 - SB Styris (NZ), 2 - DL Vettori (NZ), 1 - KD Mills (NZ)

NZ vs SL: 3 - Kulasekera (SL), 2 - SL Malinga (SL), 1 - NL McCullum (NZ)

Zim vs Ind: 3 - YK Pathan (Ind), 2 - R Vinay Kumar (Ind), 1 - PP Ojha (Ind)

Zim vs Ind: 3 - SK Raina (Ind), 2 - AB Dinda (Ind), 1 - M Vijay (Ind)

Pak vs Aus: 3 - Umar Akmal (Pak), 2 - Mohammad Amir (Pak), 1 - Saeed Ajmal (Pak)

Pak vs Aus: 3 - Mohammad Amir (Pak), 2 - SNJ O'Keefe (Aus), 1 - DP Nannes (Aus)

Eng vs Pak: 3 - MH Yardy (Eng), 2 - EJG Morgan (Eng), 1 - GP Swann (Eng)

Eng vs Pak: 3 - TT Bresnan (Eng), 2 - SCJ Broad (Eng), 1 - RJ Sidebottom (Eng)

RSA vs Zim: 3 - GC Smith (RSA), 2 - LE Bosman (RSA), 1 - JP Duminy (RSA)

RSA vs Zim: 3 - JP Duminy (RSA), 2 - BRM Taylor (Zim), 1 - CJ Chibhabha (Zim)

Pak vs RSA: 3 - CA Ingram (RSA), 2 - JP Duminy (RSA), 1 - LL Tsotsobe (RSA)

Pak vs RSA: 3 - J Theron (RSA), 2 - CA Ingram (RSA), 1 - LL Tsotsobe (RSA)

Aus vs SL: 3 - S Randiv (SL), 2 - SPD Smith (Aus), 1 - NLTC Perera (SL)

NZ vs Pak: 3 - TG Southee (NZ), 2 - MJ Guptill (NZ), 1 - LRPL Taylor (NZ)

NZ vs Pak: 3 - NL McCullum (NZ), 2 - Saeed Ajmal (Pak), 1 - Mohammad Hafeez (Pak)

NZ vs Pak: 3 - Abdul Razzaq (Pak), 2 - Shahid Afridi (Pak), 1 - Ahmed Shehzad (Pak)

RSA vs Ind: 3 - RG Sharma (Ind), 2 - MN van Wyk (RSA), 1 - SK Raina (Ind)

Aus vs Eng: 3 - SR Watson (Aus), 2 - EJG Morgan (Eng), 1 - KP Pietersen (Eng)

Aus vs Eng: 3 - AJ Finch (Aus), 2 - SR Watson (Aus), 1 - MG Johnson (Aus)

WI vs Pak: 3 - D Bishoo (WI), 2 - LMP Simmons (WI), 1 - R Rampaul (WI)

WI vs Ind: 3 - DJG Sammy (WI), 2 - CD Barnwell (WI), 1 - SD Badrinath (Ind)

Eng vs SL: 3 - DPMD Jayawardene (SL), 2 - SL Malinga (SL), 1 - KP Pietersen (Eng)

SL vs Aus: 3 - TM Dilshan (SL), 2 - DA Warner (Aus), 1- MDK Perera (SL)

SL vs Aus: 3 - BAW Mendis (SL), 2 - DPMD Jayawardene (SL), 1 - SR Watson (Aus)

Eng vs Ind: 3 - JW Dernbach (Eng), 2 - AM Rahane (Ind), 1 - EJG Morgan (Eng)

Zim vs Pak: 3 - Mohammad Hafeez (Pak), 2 - CK Coventry (Zim), 1 - Asad Shafiq (Pak)

Zim vs Pak: 3 - Mohammad Hafeez (Pak), 2 - KM Jarvis (Zim), 1 - T Taibu (Zim)

Eng vs WI: 3 - RS Bopara (Eng), 2 - AD Hales (Eng), 1 - C Kieswetter (Eng)

Eng vs WI: 3 - GE Mathurin (WI), 2 - BA Stokes (Eng), 1 - MN Samuels (WI)

WI vs Aus: 3 - SR Watson (Aus), 2 - DT Christian (Aus), 1 - KA Pollard (WI)

WI vs Aus: 3 - DR Smith (WI), 2 - DA Warner (Aus), 1 - MN Samuels (WI)

Eng vs Pak: 3 - GP Swann (Eng), 2 - Umar Gul (Pak), 1 - KP Pietersen (Eng)

Eng vs Pak: 3 - JM Bairstow (Eng), 2 - ST Finn (Eng), 1 - Shahid Afridi (Pak)

Eng vs Pak: 3 - Saeed Ajmal (Pak), 2 - KP Pietersen (Eng), 1 - JW Dernbach (Eng)

NZ vs RSA: 3 - MJ Guptill (NZ), 2 - TG Southee (NZ), 1 - JL Ontong (RSA)

NZ vs RSA: 3 - RE Levi (RSA), 2 - MJ Guptill (NZ), 1 - JEC Franklin (NZ)

NZ vs RSA: 3 - J Botha (RSA), 2 - JD Ryder (NZ), 1 - Hashim Amla (RSA)

NZ vs Zim: 3 - MJ Guptill (NZ), 2 - H Masakadza (Zim), 1 - KS Williamson (NZ)

NZ vs Zim: 3 - BRM Taylor (Zim), 2 - JEC Franklin (NZ), 1 - H Masakadza (Zim)

Aus vs Ind: 3 - MS Wade (Aus), 2 - DJ Hussey (Aus), 1 - DT Christian (Aus)

Aus vs Ind: 3 - P Kumar (Ind), 2 - R Sharma (Ind), 1 - G Gambhir (Ind)

Ban vs Pak: 3 - Mohammad Hafeez (Pak), 2 - Shoaib Malik (Pak), 1 - Nasir Hossain (Ban)

Pak vs SL: 3 - Aizaz Cheema (Pak), 2 - LD Chandimal (SL), 1 - Umar Gul (Pak)

Ind vs Eng: 3 - KP Pietersen (Eng), 2 - ST Finn (Eng), 1 - RS Bopara (Eng)

Zim vs NZ: 3 - BB McCullum (NZ), 2 - BRM Taylor (Zim), 1 - KD Mills (NZ)

Zim vs NZ: 3 - BB McCullum (NZ), 2 - MJ Guptill (NZ), 1 - CJ Chibhabha (Zim)

RSA vs Aus: 3 - SR Watson (Aus), 2 - JP Duminy (RSA), 1 - PJ Cummins (Aus)

RSA vs Aus: 3 - J Theron (RSA), 2 - WD Parnell (RSA), 1 - MR Marsh (Aus)

Ban vs WI: 3 - MN Samuels (WI), 2 - Mushfiqur Rahman (Ban), 1 - Shafiul Islam (Ban)

RSA vs Ind: 3 - CA Ingram (RSA), 2 - JH Kallis (RSA), 1 - G Gambhir (Ind)

SL vs Pak: 3 - NLTC Perera (SL), 2 - Sohail Tanvir (Pak), 1 - HDRL Thirimanne (SL)

SL vs Pak: 3 - Shahid Afridi (Pak), 2 - Mohammad Sami (Pak), 1 - Yasir Arafat (Pak)

Eng vs WI: 3 - AD Hales (Eng), 2 - DR Smith (WI), 1 - RS Bopara (Eng)

NZ vs WI: 3 - CH Gayle (WI), 2 - KA Pollard (WI), 1 - SP Narine (WI)

NZ vs WI: 3 - SP Narine (WI), 2 - CH Gayle (WI), 1 - DJ Bravo (WI)

SL vs Ind: 3 - AB Dinda (Ind), 2 - V Kohli (Ind), 1 - IK Pathan (Ind)

Aus vs Pak: 3 - Mohammad Hafeez (Pak), 2 - Sohail Tanvir (Pak), 1 - Kamran Akmal (Pak)

Aus vs Pak: 3 - Saeed Ajmal (Pak), 2 - Kamran Akmal (Pak), 1 - George Bailey (Aus)

Aus vs Pak: 3 - DA Warner (Aus), 2 - PJ Cummins (Aus), 1 - MA Starc (Aus)

Ind vs NZ: 3 - BB McCullum (NZ), 2 - V Kohli (Ind), 1 - IK Pathan (Ind)

Eng vs RSA: 3 - JH Kallis (RSA), 2 - J Botha (RSA), 1 - J Duminy (RSA)

Eng vs RSA: 3 - C Kieswetter (Eng), 2 - JC Buttler (Eng), 1 - TT Bresnan (Eng)

Winner: Mohammad Hafeez (Pakistan) with 13 votes.

Runner up: Shane Watson (Australia) with 12 votes.

Others with lots of votes:

11 votes: JP Duminy (South Africa)

10 votes: MJ Guptill (New Zealand)

9 votes: BRM Taylor (Zimbabwe), Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan), Brendon McCullum (New Zealand)

8 votes: CA Ingram (South Africa), J Botha (South Africa)

7 votes: KP Pietersen (England), DA Warner (Australia)

6 votes: J Theron (South Africa), Shahid Afridi (Pakistan), Jaques Kallis (South Africa)

Congratulations to Mohammad Hafeez!