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Who should be named the cricketer of the decade?

7th December, 2020
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The International Cricket Council (ICC) will announce the best cricketers of the decade across all three formats as a one-off edition of their annual awards ceremony.

There’s an embarrassment of riches when it comes to stars to pick from, but we’d like to know who you’ve got your money on.

While the award winners will be announced later this month during an exhibition show broadcast on ICC digital channels, it’s never too early to speculate who might win and more importantly, who’s been snubbed.

Keep in mind, the nominees have been selected based on a sustained level of play lasting at least five years between January 1, 2011 and October 7, 2020.

Votes will be tallied according to a three, two, one system with a 90 per cent share coming from a pre-selected voting academy and a further ten per cent from fans. So who’s earned your three points over the last ten years?

Awards

ICC male cricketer of the decade
This accolade is given to the best overall performer across all three cricketing formats in men’s international matches – Twenty-20s, ODIs and Tests. A lot of the names on this list aren’t surprising, but should some more recently retired cricketers been given the nod instead?

Nominee Player Country
A Ravichandran Ashwin India
B Virat Kohli India
C Joe Root England
D Kumar Sangakkara Sri Lanka
E Steve Smith Australia
F AB de Villiers South Africa
G Kane Williamson New Zealand
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ICC female cricketer of the decade
Likewise, this is handed out to the greatest overall women’s Twenty-20, ODI and Test player during international performances.

Nominee Player Country
A Suzie Bates New Zealand
B Meg Lanning Australia
C Ellyse Perry Australia
D Mithali Raj India
E Sarah Taylor England
F Stafanie Taylor West Indies

ICC men’s test cricketer of the decade
For teams that have spent a substantial amount of time atop the ICC test rankings over the past decade, India only have one nominee, while South Africa received none.

Nominee Player Country
A James Anderson England
B Rangana Herath Sri Lanka
C Virat Kohli India
D Joe Root England
E Yasir Shah Pakistan
F Steve Smith Australia
G Kane Williamson New Zealand

ICC men’s ODI cricketer of the decade
In a remarkable achievement, Virat Kohli received nominations across all forms of the game.

Nominee Player Country
A MS Dhoni India
B Virat Kohli India
C Lasith Malinga Sri Lanka
D Kumar Sangakkara Sri Lanka
E Rohit Sharma India
F Mitchell Starc Australia
G AB de Villiers South Africa

ICC women’s ODI cricketer of the decade
It really is a golden era for cricket as five nominees are current players in the top-ten ICC ODI batters or bowlers in the world.

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Nominee Player Country
A Suzie Bates New Zealand
B Jhulan Goswami India
C Meg Lanning Australia
D Ellyse Perry Australia
E Mithali Raj India
F Stafanie Taylor West Indies

ICC men’s T20I cricketer of the decade
A notable omission from this list of nominees is Australian 20-over star David Warner. Should he feel hard done by?

Nominee Player Country
A Aaron Finch Australia
B Chris Gayle West Indies
C Rashid Khan Afghanistan
D Virat Kohli India
E Lasith Malinga Sri Lanka
F Rohit Sharma India
G Imran Tahir South Africa

ICC women’s T20I cricketer of the decade
Notably, both Ellyse Perry and Meg Lanning were nominated for all of the awards in this list.

Nominee Player Country
A Sophie Devine New Zealand
B Deandra Dottin West Indies
C Alyssa Healy Australia
D Meg Lanning Australia
E Ellyse Perry Australia
F Anya Shrubsole England

If you want your say to count towards the players of the decades results, cast your vote here before December 16.

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