The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Sunday the men’s T20I, ODI and test teams of the decade, and named former India captain MS Dhoni as the leader of both sides. While the T20 side features four Indian players, the ODI Team of the Decade has four Indian cricketers.
Current Indian captain Virat Kohli, pacemaker Jasprit Bumrah and Rohit Sharma are the other Indians on the T20I team. The lineup also features a number of other big names from around the world, including Chris Gayle, AB de Villiers, Aaron Finch, and Lasith Malinga.
ICC Decade T20I Team: Rohit Sharma, Chris Gayle, Aaron Finch, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Glenn Maxwell, MS Dhoni (c), Kieron Pollard, Rashid Khan, Jasprit Bumrah, and Lasith Malinga.
The ICC ODI team of the decade includes Rohit and Virat, plus Captain Dhoni. While David Warner and Rohit have been chosen as starters, former South African cricketer AB De Villiers is selected as a middle order hitter. Shakib Al Hasan from Bangladesh and Ben Stokes from England are the team’s two off-roaders. The rhythm attack includes Australian pitcher Micthell Starc, New Zealand’s Trent Boult and Sri Lanka’s Lasith Malinga.
ODI Team of the ICC Decade: Rohit Sharma, David Warner, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Shakib Al Hasan, MS Dhoni (c), Ben Stokes, Mitchell Starc, Trent Boult, Imran Tahir and Lasith Malinga.
The ICC Men’s T20I team of the decade. And what a team it is! ⭐
Lots of 6️⃣ hitters in that XI! pic.twitter.com/AyNDlHtV71
– ICC (@ICC) December 27, 2020
The ICC also announced the test team of the decade and named Virat Kohli as skipper. The lineup includes some notable names like Alistair Cook, Kane Williamson, Steve Smith, Ben Stokes, and Kumar Sangakkara. The bowling side includes Dale Steyn, Stuart Broad, James Anderson, and Ravi Ashwin.
ICC Decade Test Equipment: Alistair Cook, David Warner, Kane Williamson, Virat Kohli (c), Steve Smith, Kumar Sangakkara, Ben Stokes, Ravi Ashwin, Dale Steyn, Stuart Broad, James Anderson.
In the T20I women’s team of the decade, Harmanpreet Kaur and Poonam Yadav from India were chosen, and Australia’s Meg Lanning was named captain of that team. The bowling department included Anya Shrubsole, Megan Schutt, and the Indian spinner Poonam.
ICC Decade T20I Team: Alyssa Healy, Sophie Devine, Suzie Bates, Meg Lanning, Harmanpreet Kaur, Stafanie Taylor, Deandra Dottin, Ellyse Perry, Anya Shrubsole, Megan Schutt, Poonam Yadav
ICC Decade Awards Announced
Nominees for each of the categories have been determined by the Awards Nominating Committee based on performances in the field and overall achievements for at least five years during the period.
Award winners will be announced next month culminating in a special ICC Decade Awards digital program, which will air on ICC digital channels and will take into account fan votes as well as panel votes. global of journalists and broadcasters. .
The full list of nominees for the ICC Decade Awards is as follows:
Sir Garfield Sobers Award for ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Decade – The best overall player in men’s international cricket (tests, ODI and T20I) during the performance period:
R Ashwin (India)
Virat Kohli (India)
Joe Root (England)
Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)
Steve Smith (Australia)
AB de Villiers (South Africa)
Kane Williamson (New Zealand)
Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Award for ICC Decade Cricketer of the Decade – The best overall player in women’s international cricket (Trials, ODI and T20I) during the performance period:
Suzie Bates (New Zealand)
Meg Lanning (Australia)
Ellyse Perry (Australia)
Mithali Raj (India)
Sarah Taylor (England)
Stafanie Taylor (West Indies)
Men’s Cricket Player of the ICC Decade – The best overall player in men’s test cricket during the performance period:
James Anderson (England)
Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka)
Virat Kohli (India)
Joe Root (England)
Yasir Shah (Pakistan)
Steve Smith (Australia)
Kane Williamson (New Zealand)
ICC ODI Men’s Cricket Player of the Decade – Best overall player in men’s ODI cricket during performance period:
MS Dhoni (India)
Virat Kohli (India)
Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka)
Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)
Rohit Sharma (India)
Mitchell Starc (Australia)
AB de Villiers (South Africa)
ICC Women’s ODI Cricket Player of the Decade – Best overall player in women’s ODI cricket during performance period:
Suzie Bates (New Zealand)
Jhulan Goswami (India)
Meg Lanning (Australia)
Ellyse Perry (Australia)
Mithali Raj (India)
Stafanie Taylor (West Indies)
ICC T20I Men’s Cricket Player of the Decade – Best overall player in men’s T20I cricket during performance period:
Aaron Finch (Australia)
Chris Gayle (West Indies)
Rashid Khan (Afghanistan)
Virat Kohli (India)
Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka)
Rohit Sharma (India)
Imran Tahir (South Africa)
ICC T20I Women’s Cricket Player of the Decade – The best overall player in women’s T20I cricket during the performance period:
Sophie Devine (New Zealand)
Deandra Dottin (West Indies)
Alyssa Healy (Australia)
Meg Lanning (Australia)
Ellyse Perry (Australia)
Anya Shrubsole (England)
Male Associate Cricketer of the ICC Decade – Best overall player in men’s associate cricket during performance period:
Richie Berrington (Scotland)
Peter Borren (Netherlands)
Kyle Coetzer (Scotland)
Paras Khadka (Nepal)
Calum MacLeod (Scotland)
Assad Vala (PNG)
Associate Cricket Player of the ICC Decade – Best overall player in women’s associate cricket during performance period:
Kathryn Bryce (Scotland)
Sarah Bryce (Scotland)
Natthakan Chantham (Thailand)
Sterre Kalis (Netherlands)
Chanida Sutthiruang (Thailand)
Sornnorin Tippoch (Thailand)
ICC Spirit of Cricket Award of the Decade – An action, moment, gesture or decision on the playing field of international cricket during the performance period that best reflects the spirit of cricket:
Winner 2011 – MS Dhoni (India)
2012 Winner – Daniel Vettori (New Zealand)
2013 Winner – Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)
Winner 2014 – Katherine Brunt (England)
Winner 2015 – Brendon McCullum (New Zealand)
2016 Winner – Misbah-ul-Haq (Pakistan)
Winner 2017 – Anya Shrubsole (England)
Winner 2018 – Kane Williamson (New Zealand)
2019 Winner – Virat Kohli (India)
To further enhance engagement, Teams of the Decade (TOTD) will be compiled by the Journalists and Broadcasters Voting Academy for the following five formats:
ICC Test for Men TOTD
ICC ODI TOTD for men
ICC Women ODI TOTD
ICC T20I TOTD for Men
ICC T20I TOTD for women
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