Top 5 T20 teams in the world

The format of Twenty20 (T20) cricket, which was invented in England back in 2003, has grown both in popularity and stature tremendously over time. It was considered to be a hit-and-giggle format to start off with, and the top international players refused to pay too much attention to it.A lot of traditional cricket lovers were aghast at the introduction of the new format at the time, as they felt it would go on to completely ruin Test match cricket. They have, however, become much more receptive to the format over time, and it is now entrenched in the cricketing calendar.The players, too, were initially finding it difficult to come to terms with T20 cricket, and they weren’t too sure about the different strategies to be employed. But they have learned along the way and have become much more skilled at executing the different facets of a T20 game.Here are the top 5 T20 teams in the world:

#5 Trinidad & Tobago

It’s a pity that Trinidad and Tobago’s T20 team disbanded in 2013 with the launch of the Caribbean Premier League T20. There is no doubt, nonetheless, that they were one of the best T20 teams in the world while there.

They won the T20 league in the West Indies three years in a row - from 2010 to 2012 - and had an excellent winning percentage of 77.67, having won 43 out of their 60 T20 matches. However, they attracted the attention of the cricketing world due to their exploits in the 2009 CL T20, where they reached the final before losing to New South Wales.

They weren’t able to make an impact in subsequent in CL T20s, but that is due to the fact that they were hampered severely by the loss of the likes of Kieron Pollard and Dwayne Bravo to IPL franchises.