Not Sooryavanshi, Finn Allen picks his best T20 batter. Source- AFPChants of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi echo wherever he is with Team India on a T20I assignment. Such has been the aura around the kid, who slammed 776 runs in a single IPL season at the age of 15.However, along with Sooryavanshi, the likes of Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan and Sanju Samson have been the superstars of this current T20I team. Recently, New Zealand’s Finn Alenn picked the best T20 batter in his own ranking, and the swashbuckling star didn’t hesitate and named an Indian superstar, but not the 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. Finn Allen rates Ishan Kishan higher than Vaibhav SooryavanshiIn a recent interview, New Zealand's dashing opener rated Ishan Kishan over the likes of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Abhishek Sharma and Tim Seifert as the best T20 batter.While the Kiwi smasher complimented his compatriot in New Zealand, he picked the current T20I Number 1 batter as the best T20 batter in his reckoning. “There are so many guys who are playing such good cricket at the moment. You've got guys like Tim Seifert and things like that who have been whacking it everywhere they've been going lately," Finn Allen told HT Digital.Also Read: BCCI Identifies Virat Kohli's Long Term Replacement In India ODI SquadAgain, Ishan, Kishan, and Abhishek Sharma are always scoring runs and smacking it. So, I mean, it's pretty hard to just pick one. I think Kishan would be up there at the moment. But yeah, it's a hard question to answer. Just one."The rise of Ishan Kishan: From nowhere to back in Indian coloursIshan Kishan, who has represented India in 57 T20I matches, returned to the Indian fold just ahead of the 2026 T20 World Cup, on the back of brilliant performances in the domestic circles and the IPL.Batting at number 3, the pocket dynamite played an instrumental role in India’s successive triumphs, with his best coming against archrivals Pakistan in Colombo, where he slapped 77 off just 40 balls. Since then, he has been a consistent performer for Team India in the shortest format, adding 892 runs to his T20I tally, that too in a single calendar year. Additionally, the wicketkeeper batter is enjoying a great run in T20Is this year, as he has smoked 44 sixes in just 25 innings - the third most for India in a single year. He is behind Suryakumar Yadav, who hit 68 sixes in 31 innings in 2021, and Abhishek Sharma, with 54 biggies in 21 outings last year. Moreover, thanks to his exceptional run, he got recalled to the ODI setup, and he took the chance with both hands by smashing a century against Afghanistan earlier this year.What makes Ishan Kishan even special than Vaibhav Sooryavanshi?Currently, Ishan Kishan sits in first place in the ICC T20I batting rankings with 913 points. Abhishek Sharma is next to him at second place with 862 points. After the emergence of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to the international fold, there is too much competition in the current India T20I setup. Even Sanju Samson is on thin ice despite his heroics in the 2026 T20 World Cup. But thanks to consistent performances, Ishan Kishan has made the three-spot his own, at least for the time being. That said, he also showcased his leadership skills recently during East Zone's Duleep Trophy triumph, where Sooryavanshi served as his deputy. Also Read: Match Fixing Rocks Bangladesh Cricket, 2 Charged For ICC Anti Corruption Breach
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