Top five 30-plus T20 specialists - Batsmen

Scott Styris (29 Tests, Batting Avg. – 36.04; 174 T20s, Strike Rate – 134.76) – Scotty Styris fitted into the conventional and almost stereotypical mould of a 90s Kiwi all-rounder – a bits-and-pieces cricketer who carried a heavy bat and who could dibble-dobble the ball around in helpful conditions. He worked hard on his batting and, within three years of his international debut, received an elevation to Test match player.

Although, to be unfair to him, it was only a team like New Zealand who could afford to keep a player like Styris in the middle order given their perennial lack of superstars. To be fair to him, he did the best what his limited abilities allowed him to – a batting average in the mid-30s coupled with the occasional wicket.

Having wound up his Test match career at a premature age of 32 in a bid to preserve himself for limited overs cricket, he played the other two formats for New Zealand till the 2011 World Cup when he finally called it a day. Relieved of his international duties, Styris turned his attention full-time to T20 where his all-round skills have made him a much coveted option. So much so that he has actually started to work his way back upward – after representing the Sylhet Royals in the Bangladesh Premier League, he is now turning out for the domestic one day tournament in the country for the Gazi Tank Cricketers.