T20 format is dominated more by the batters as compared to bowlers. The pitches help the batters, the boundary sizes are reduced, and also the size of the bats have gotten thicker. Plus, there is the rule of powerplay, and at night, even the dew factor comes into play, which makes the job incredibly tough for the bowlers.
Interestingly, the following five cricketers started their journeys as bowlers. However, as the time passed, their batting skills developed and they even scored a T20 century. Here’s a list of seven such names.
1. Sunil Narine scored his 1st T20 hundred today
West Indies star Sunil Narine is a veteran of more than 500 T20 matches. He has bowled many match-winning spells in his career, and earlier today, he notched up his maiden hundred for KKR in IPL 2024 against RR.
2. Shahid Afridi scored one T20 hundred
Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi started his career as a leg-spinner. He then transitioned into an aggressive right-handed batter and even notched up a ton in the shortest format of the game.
3. Rohit Sharma has scored many T20 hundreds
Many Indian fans would know that Rohit Sharma started his career as a spinner. He then worked on his batting, became a batting all-rounder and hit multiple centuries.
4. Kevin Pietersen
Current IPL commentator Kevin Pietersen also had a similar career path. The England player started as a bowler, then switched to a batter and slammed tons.
5. Steve Smith
Another member of the current commentary panel of IPL to feature on the list is Steve Smith. The Aussie player started as a leg-spinner, then became a batter and has multiple T20 tons.
