Bairstow picks his top three T20 batters, names toughest bowlers he ever faced

England and Punjab Kings PBKS batter Jonny Bairstow revealed his top three T20 batters among the present crop in the worldBairstow is currently representing PBKS in the ongoing IPL 2024 however he has failed to showcase his top form in the tournament scoring just 96 runs in six matches at an average of 1600 with the best score of 42Speaking in a video posted by ESPNCricinfo Bairstow said that his current top three T20 batters are Suryakumar Yadav India and Mumbai Indians Jos Buttler England and Rajasthan Royals and Heinrich Klaasen South Africa and Sunrisers HyderabadSuryakumar has been the number one ranked T20I batter for quite a while In 60 T20Is he has scored 2141 runs at an average of 4555 with a strike rate of 17155 He has scored four centuries and 17 fifties in T20Is In the ongoing IPL he has made 130 runs in four matches with two halfcenturiesKlaasen is also a highly soughtafter player on the league cricket circuit In six matches of the ongoing IPL season he has scored 253 runs at an average of 6325 with a strike rate of over 199 He has scored three halfcenturies and is the seventhhighest rungetter in the season Over last couple of years or so he has replicated this form across various T20 leagues like The Hundred in UK SA20 in South Africa Major League Cricket in the USA etc making him one of the best out there nowAlso ReadIf I could have played till the end KL Rahul on his regret in WC finalButtler is in hot form during the IPL this season having scored 250 runs in six matches at an average of 6250 with two centuries In 114 T20Is for England he has made 2927 runs at an average of 3484 with a strike rate of 14461 with a century and 22 fifties In T20 cricket as a whole Buttler has scored 11396 runs in 409 matches at an average of 3495 with eight centuries and 80 fiftiesOn the best bowlers he has faced in nets he named South African legend Dale Steyn and current Indian pace spearhead Jasprit BumrahSteyn is considered as one of the finest pacers of all time having taken 699 wickets in 265 matches On the other hand Bumrah has taken 382 wickets in 187 international games The India is also in top form during the ongoing IPL sitting at the top of the wickettaking charts with 13 scalps in seven gamesBairstow named his English teammate and pace spearhead Jofra Archer as someone he does not like facing in the netsOn the bowler who gave him sleepless nights Bairstow mentioned Australian pace legend Mitchell Johnson who has 590 wickets in 256 matchesBairstow named Australian skipper Pat Cummins as a player who he wants to play for England during the Ashes because of how he bats bowls and galvanises his team Notably Cummins managed to draw the Ashes series in the UK by 22 last year and retained the prestigious urnOn a spinner he would like to avoid facing Bairstow wasted no time in naming Indian allrounder Ravindra Jadeja calling him phenomenal Jadeja has taken 567 wickets in 335 international gamesCurrently PBKS is in ninth place with two wins and five losses giving them just four points They will next play the Gujarat Titans GT at Mullanpur Stadium on SundayWith agency inputs