Gambhir, Yuvraj & Raina IN, No Jaiswal! India’s Best Left-Handed T20I XI

On the occasion of International Left Handers Day, here’s a look at India’s best XI of left-handed players in the shortest format of the game (T20Is). The list features the likes of Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh and Axar Patel – all of whom played a big role in India’s T20 World Cup title wins.

Shikhar Dhawan played 68 T20Is for India from 2011 to 2021 and scored 1759 runs. No left-handed batter has scored more runs for India in the shortest format of the game than him. (Picture Credit: AFP)

Gautam Gambhir finished his T20I career with 932 runs in 37 matches. The former opening batter was India’s highest run getter in the 2007 T20 World Cup. (Picture Credit: AFP)

Suresh Raina was the first Indian batter to score a century in T20Is. The left-handed batter from Uttar Pradesh played 78 matches for Men in Blue and amassed a total of 1605 runs. (Picture Credit: AFP)

Yuvraj Singh is one of the greatest Indian cricketers of all time. During his 10-year-old T20I career, he played 58 matches and scored 1177 runs in addition to taking 28 wickets. (Picture Credit: AFP)

Rishabh Pant has played 76 T20Is for India so far and has scored 1209 runs. He played a big role in India’s 2024 T20 World Cup title win. (Picture Credit: AFP)

In 71 T20I matches for Team India, Axar Patel has scored 535 runs and dismissed 71 batters. (Picture Credit: AFP)

Ravindra Jadeja played 74 T20Is for India from 2009 to 2024 and scored 515 runs in addition to taking 54 wickets. (Picture Credit: AFP)

Irfan Pathan dismissed 28 batters in 24 T20I matches for India and also scored 172 runs in 14 innings. The Baroda-born cricketer was POTM in the 2007 T20 World Cup final, which India won by getting the better of Pakistan on September 24, 2007. (Picture Credit: AFP)

RP Singh was India’s highest wicket-taker in the 2007 T20 World Cup. The left-arm pacer from Uttar Pradesh played 10 T20Is and picked up 15 wickets. (Picture Credit: AFP)

Left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh is India’s highest wicket-taker in T20Is. The Punjab-based cricketer has picked up 99 wickets in 63 matches. (Picture Credit: AFP)