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Inda captain Virat Kohli has been named as the Men’s Cricketer of the Decade
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Australia batting mainstay was declared the ICC Test Cricketer of the Decade
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Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan was named the ICC T20I Cricketer of the Decade
India captain Virat Kohli on Monday was named ICC ODI Men’s Cricketer of the decade. Kohli was competing for the award alongside Ravichandran Ashwin, Joe Root, Steve Smith amongst others. Furthermore, former Indian skipper MS Dhoni was also nominated in the ICC ODI Men’s Cricketer of the decade.
“My only intention was to make winning contributions for the team and I just strive to do that in every game. Stats just become the byproduct of what you want to do on the field,” Virat Kohli said after winning the award.
Virat Kohli, who had scored 20,396 runs in all international cricket during the time period, which is more than anyone else, was also part of team India that won the ICC CWC 2011 and ICC Champions Trophy 2013. He was also named ICC Cricketer of the Year in both 2017 and 2018, so it was no surprise that he emerged as the clear jury favourite with winning the Sir Garfield Sobers Award for ICC Male Cricketer of the Decade.
?? VIRAT KOHLI is the ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Decade ??
? Only player with 10,000-plus ODI runs in the #ICCAwards period
? 39 centuries, 48 fifties
?️ 61.83 average
✊ 112 catchesA run machine ?? pic.twitter.com/0l0cDy4TYz
— ICC (@ICC) December 28, 2020
On the other hand, Australia batsman Steve Smith was named as the Test player of the decade. During the tenure Steve Smith scored 7040 Test runs at an average of 65.79. He smashed 26 hundreds and 28 fifties.
?? STEVE SMITH is the ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Decade ??
? 7040 Test runs in the #ICCAwards period
?️ 65.79 average ➜ Highest in top 50
? 26 hundreds, 28 fiftiesUnique, relentless and unbelievably consistent ? pic.twitter.com/UlXvHaFbDz
— ICC (@ICC) December 28, 2020
Rashid Khan, the spin sensation from Afghanistan, bagged the ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Decade award. The 22-year-ol took 89 wickets, the maximum by any player in the time period. His bowling was an impressive 12.62. He also took 3 four-wicket hauls, two five-fors.
?? RASHID KHAN is the ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Decade ??
☝️ Highest wicket-taker in the #ICCAwards period ➜ 89
?️ 12.62 average ?
? Three four-wicket hauls, two five-forsWhat a story ❤️ pic.twitter.com/Y59Y6nCs98
— ICC (@ICC) December 28, 2020