Indian skipper Virat Kohli clinches ICC Male cricketer of the decade title

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.  

Kohli was also awarded the ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Decade, whilst Steve Smith bagged the ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Decade for scoring 7,040 runs in 69 Tests in the period at an average of 65.79 with 26 centuries.

He was also named the ICC Player of the Year in 2015 and ICC Test Player of the Year in 2015 and 2017.

In the MRF Tyres ICC Test Player Rankings, his points tally was of 947 at the end of 2017 which is the second-highest in the history of the ICC Test batting rankings history.  

Rashid Khan took home the ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Decade award, for taking 89 wickets at an average of just 12.62 apiece with an economy rate of 6.14 runs per over in 48 matches during the decade.

These are more wickets than anyone else despite starting in 2015. He went on to become the first bowler to take four wickets in four balls in T20I cricket when he performed the feat against Ireland at Dehradun in 2019.

He is also the fastest bowler to reach 50 wickets in T20I cricket in terms of time, taking just 2 years 20 days to reach the landmark.

MS Dhoni won the ICC Spirit of Cricket Award of the Decade, chosen by fans unanimously for his gesture of calling back former England batter Ian Bell following a disputable runout at Trent Bridge in 2011.

List of winners:

Virat Kohli wins the Sir Garfield Sobers Award for ICC Male Cricketer of the Decade
Ellyse Perry wins the Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Award for ICC Female Cricketer of the Decade
Steve Smith is ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Decade
Virat Kohli is ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Decade
Ellyse Perry is ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Decade
Rashid Khan is ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Decade
Ellyse Perry is ICC Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Decade
Kyle Coetzer is ICC Men’s Associate Cricketer of the Decade
Kathryn Bryce is ICC Women’s Associate Cricketer of the Decade
MS Dhoni wins ICC Spirit of Cricket Award of the Decade