Who have been India’s best performers in the past 12 months? Here’s the list

Dec 22, 2025 - 06:00

India have been unstoppable in the shortest format ever since Suryakumar Yadav took up captaincy, joining hands with head coach Gautam Gambhir.

Suryakumar, who is all set to lead India in the 2026 T20 World Cup, has an impressive captaincy record in the shortest format. Under his captaincy, the Men in Blue have won 28 out of 39 T20Is. In 2025, India have won 16 T20Is and lost just three.

In this article, let's take a look at the best performers in T20Is for India this year from the players who have been named in the squad for the 2026 T20 World Cup.

Who have been India’s best performers in the past 12 months? Here’s the list

Batters and wicketkeepers

Name	Matches	Runs	Average	Strike Rate
Tilak Varma	20	567	47.25	129.15
Sanju Samson	15	222	20.18	126.85
Suryakumar Yadav	21	218	13.62	123.16
Rinku Singh	5	43	21.50	130.30

*Ishan Kishan hasn't played T20I cricket this year.

All-rounders

Name	Matches	Runs	Average	Strike Rate	Wickets	Bowling Average	Bowling Strike Rate
Abhishek Sharma	21	859	42.95	193.46	3	20.66	14
Hardik Pandya	15	302	33.55	153.29	12	29.08	19
Axar Patel	19	183	20.33	118.83	17	19.17	16.50
Shivam Dube	17	191	21.22	152.80	12	17.91	12.70
Washington Sundar	6	93	31	145.31	4	14.25	11

Bowlers

Name	Matches	Wickets	Bowling Average	Bowling Strike Rate
Varun Chakaravarthy	20	36	13.19	11.10
Kuldeep Yadav	10	21	10.23	8.70
Arshdeep Singh	12	15	24	16.2
Jasprit Bumrah	13	14	20.92	17.60
Harshit Rana	6	7	24.71	14.50

Therefore, it is quite evident that there have been some magnificent individual performances from the Indian team in the last 12 months. While Abhishek Sharma tops the charts for run-getters for India in T20Is, Varun Chakaravarthy has the joint-most number of wickets among bowlers from Test-playing nations. Other players like Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, and Kuldeep Yadav have also played stellar roles, helping India dominate the format.

With so many in-form players in their ranks, there is no reason why they cannot become the first team to win the T20 World Cup in consecutive editions.