With the upcoming release of Guardians of the Galaxy Volume Two, in cinemas May 4, we take a look at a team of T20 players, past and present, who might represent cricket in an intergalactic showdown

Chris Gayle

There's the World Boss, then daylight, then every other T20 batsman who has ever played the game. Gayle's list of records in the format is simply awe-inspiring - more than 10,000 T20 runs (almost 2500 more than the nearest challenger), 18 centuries (no-one else has made more than seven), the highest total (175 not out), the fastest hundred (30 balls), the most sixes (743 and counting)… you name it, he's bossed it.

Virat Kohli

In the multi-millon-dollar goldfish-bowl of modern-day Indian cricket, it takes a cricketer of unrivalled stature to absorb the pressures of performing day-in day-out in front of the most demanding fans in the universe. Kohli has done just that, across formats and franchises, leading the line for India and RCB alike with a ferociously brilliant attitude that carries the attack straight back to every bowler in the game. He is the face of the modern-day game, and he's not just a pretty one at that.

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