Babar Azam captain of ICC T20 team of 2021 dominated by Pakistan and South Africa players

No Indian player in team of the year after poor T20 World Cup campaign

Pakistan star Babar Azam has been named captain of the ICC T20 Team of 2021. He scored an astonishing 939 runs in 2021 from 29 matches. AFP

Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan was the top run-getter in T20 Internationals last year, amassing a record 1,326 runs in 29 games at an average of just under 74. AFP

England wicketkeeper batsman Jos Buttler scored 589 runs in 14 matches at 65.44 with one century in 2021. AFP

South Africa's Aiden Markram had a great 2021, scoring 570 runs in In 18 matches at 43.84 with six half-centuries, while also chipping in with five wickets. AP

Australia's Mitchell Marsh scored 627 runs in 21 games and took eight wickets. But his biggest moment came in the final of the T20 World Cup where he scored a title-winning 77 against New Zealand. Reuters

In 17 matches last year, South Africa's David Miller hit 377 runs at an average of 47.12 with two fifties. AFP

South Africa wrist spinner Tabraiz Shamsi was the joint-highest wicket-taker in T20s last year, picking up 36 scalps an average of 13.36 and an economy of just 5.72. AFP

Star of Australia's victorious T20 World Cup campaign, Josh Hazlewood picked up 23 wickets in 15 matches at an economy of 6.87. Reuters

An unforgettable year for Sri Lanka's Wanindu Hasaranga as he picked up 36 wickets in 20 matches, while also scoring 196 runs. AFP

Bangladesh left-arm seamer Mustafizur Rahman took 28 wickets in 20 games at an economy of 7. Getty

Pakistan left-arm quick Shaheen Afridi was the stand-out bowler of the year, snaring 23 wickets in 21 matches at an economy of 7.86. Getty

Pakistan were the most dominant team in T20 cricket last year and that was reflected in the International Cricket Council's team of the year, which was announced on Wednesday.

The men in green won 20 and lost just six matches in 2021, and were the overwhelming favourites at the T20 World Cup in the UAE, especially after their emphatic win over India. However, they were stunned in the semi-final against Australia as Matthew Wade hit three successive sixes in the penultimate over of the match to seal victory that set the stage for a commanding win in the final over New Zealand.

Still, it was a year to remember for Pakistan as their captain Babar Azam and wicketkeeper batsman Mohammad Rizwan dominated the runs chart and fast bowler Shaheen Afridi mesmerised with the new ball.

All three are part of the ICC T20 team of the year, which unsurprisingly does not have a single Indian name. The Indians were effectively out of the T20 World Cup after heavy losses in their first two matches against Pakistan and New Zealand.

South Africa are well represented with batsmen Aiden Markram, David Miller and spinner Tabraiz Shamsi in the XI.

The full list and the players' record can be seen in the picture gallery above.