The ICC Awards of the Decade winners announced

by Zulfick Farzan 28-12-2020 | 3:55 PM

The winners of the prestigious ICC Awards of the Decade including the Rachel Heyhoe-Flint for Best Female Player and Sir Garfield Sobers for Best Male Player were announced simultaneously across all ICC Digital channels, on Monday, December 28th.

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

The complete list of nominees for the ICC Awards of the Decade were as follows: Sir Garfield Sobers Award for ICC Male Cricketer of the Decade – The best overall performer in men’s international cricket (Tests, ODIs and T20Is) during the performance period –

R Ashwin (India)
Virat Kohli (India) – Winner
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 Female Cricketer of the Decade – The best overall performer in women’s international cricket (Tests, ODIs and T20Is) during the performance period.

Suzie Bates (New Zealand)
Meg Lanning (Australia)
Ellyse Perry (Australia) – Winner
Mithali Raj (India)
Sarah Taylor (England)
Stafanie Taylor (West Indies)

ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Decade – The best overall performer 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) – Winner
Kane Williamson (New Zealand)

ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Decade – The best overall performer in men’s ODI cricket during the performance period

MS Dhoni (India)
Virat Kohli (India) – Winner
Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka)
Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)
Rohit Sharma (India)
Mitchell Starc (Australia)
AB de Villiers (South Africa)

ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Decade – The best overall performer in women’s ODI cricket during the performance period

Suzie Bates (New Zealand)
Jhulan Goswami (India)
Meg Lanning (Australia)
Ellyse Perry (Australia) – Winner
Mithali Raj (India)
Stafanie Taylor (West Indies)

ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Decade – The best overall performer in men’s T20I cricket during the performance period

Aaron Finch (Australia)
Chris Gayle (West Indies)
Rashid Khan (Afghanistan) – Winner
Virat Kohli (India)
Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka)
Rohit Sharma (India)
Imran Tahir (South Africa)

ICC Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Decade – The best overall performer 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) – Winner
Anya Shrubsole (England)

ICC Men’s Associate Cricketer of the Decade – The best overall performer in men’s Associate cricket during the performance period

Richie Berrington (Scotland)
Peter Borren (Netherlands)
Kyle Coetzer (Scotland) – Winner
Paras Khadka (Nepal)
Calum MacLeod (Scotland)
Assad Vala (PNG)

ICC Women’s Associate Cricketer of the Decade – The best overall performer in women’s Associate cricket during the performance period

Kathryn Bryce (Scotland) – Winner
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 field of play in international cricket during the performance period which best reflects the Spirit of Cricket.

2011 Winner – MS Dhoni (India) – Winner
2012 Winner – Daniel Vettori (New Zealand)
2013 Winner – Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)
2014 Winner – Katherine Brunt (England)
2015 Winner – Brendon McCullum (New Zealand)
2016 Winner – Misbah-ul-Haq (Pakistan)
2017 Winner – Anya Shrubsole (England)
2018 Winner – Kane Williamson (New Zealand)
2019 Winner – Virat Kohli (India)

Teams of the Decade (TOTD) compiled by the Voting Academy of journalists and broadcasters for the following five formats are:

ICC Men’s Test Team of the Decade
1	Alastair Cook
2	David Warner
3	Kane Williamson
4	Virat Kohli	Captain
5	Steve Smith
6	Kumar Sangakkara	Wicketkeeper
7	Ben Stokes
8	R Ashwin
9	Dale Steyn
10	Stuart Broad
11	James Anderson

ICC Men's ODI Team of the Decade
1	Rohit Sharma
2	David Warner
3	Virat Kohli
4	AB de Villiers
5	Shakib al Hasan
6	MS Dhoni	Captain and Wicketkeeper
7	Ben Stokes
8	Mitchell Starc
9	Trent Boult
10	Imran Tahir
11	Lasith Malinga

ICC Women’s ODI Team of the Decade
1	Alyssa Healy
2	Suzie Bates
3	Mithali Raj
4	Meg Lanning	Captain
5	Stafanie Taylor
6	Sarah Taylor	Wicketkeeper
7	Ellyse Perry
8	Dane van Niekerk
9	Marizanne Kapp
10	Jhulan Goswami
11	Anisa Mohammed

ICC Men’s T20I Team of The Decade
1	Rohit Sharma
2	Chris Gayle
3	Aaron Finch
4	Virat Kohli
5	AB de Villiers
6	Glenn Maxwell
7	MS Dhoni	Captain and Wicketkeeper
8	Kieron Pollard
9	Rashid Khan
10	Jasprit Bumrah
11	Lasith Malinga

ICC Women's T20I Team of the Decade
1	Alyssa Healy	Wicketkeeper
2	Sophie Devine
3	Suzie Bates
4	Meg Lanning	Captain
5	Harmanpreet Kaur
6	Stafanie Taylor
7	Deandra Dottin
8	Ellyse Perry
9	Anya Shrubsole
10	Megan Schutt
11	Poonam Yadav