Who are the greatest cricketers of the decade 2010-2019?

[mastimasti]

Hello PakPassion, I am currently working on making a list of the best cricketers, decade by decade, stretching back to the 70s, and wondered what your opinion would be on the most recent decade?

No poll, as that can be too insular, so let's post and discuss while I build my list.

Just a sneak peek, some of the cricketers I believe are the best of the best so far -

Kohli, duh. The best all format batsman in the time period.
Hashim Amla and AB make up the SA contingent, who knows, maybe even the lightning bolt of Rabada and the ageing Steyn?
Let's not forget Kallis, Cook and even KP operated in the last decade.

What of Root, Smith, Stokes? Younis Khan? The latter years of Sanga?

So much to choose from.

 

[sweep_shot]

Kohli.
Williamson.
De Villiers.
Gayle.
Babar.
Root.
Dhoni.
Shakib.
Smith.
Warner.
Rohit.

These are the names that come to my mind (not necessarily in that order).

 

[Cover Drive Six]

You can consider ICC list of winners and Nominees.


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

Virat Kohli (India) – Winner
R Ashwin (India)
Joe Root (England)
Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)
Steve Smith (Australia)
AB de Villiers (South Africa)
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

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


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

Steve Smith (Australia) – Winner
James Anderson (England)
Virat Kohli (India)
Joe Root (England)
Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka)
Yasir Shah (Pakistan)
Kane Williamson (New Zealand)

 

[Ab Fan]

Tests - Steve Smith
ODIs- AB de Villiers
All formats - Virat Kohli

As all format players, Virat Kohli was comfortably the best followed by AB de Villiers. In bowling department, it was Dale Steyn and James Anderson.

 

[sweep_shot]

Overall, it has to be Kohli.

 

[Extreme Pace]

Tests: Steven Smith, James Anderson
ODIs: Virat Kohli, Mitchell Starc
T20Is: Virat Kohli, SL Malinga
Overall: Virat Kohli

 

[Hasan123]

From 2010-2019 it’s Virat Kohli without a doubt.

 

[Mamoon]

2010-19 was Virat Kohli’s decade by a country mile. You have to be complete bonkers to claim otherwise.

He was the leading run-scorer and leading century-maker by a massive margin and established himself as the most successful Asian Test captain (by wins).

He literally has no competition for the cricketer of the decade prize.

 

[gazza619]

Tests - Steve Smith
ODIs- AB de Villiers
All formats - Virat Kohli

As all format players, Virat Kohli was comfortably the best followed by AB de Villiers. In bowling department, it was Dale Steyn and James Anderson.

Agree with that list.

 

[Major]

Smith, kohli, misbah, azhar ali

People are mentiong de villiers and amla but those guys were already well known even by 2008.

Guys like kohli, smith, azhar ali and misbah were ablr to make a name of themselves in the decade

 

[topspin]

Smith, kohli, misbah, azhar ali

People are mentiong de villiers and amla but those guys were already well known even by 2008.

Guys like kohli, smith, azhar ali and misbah were ablr to make a name of themselves in the decade

I am creasing

 

[HappyWarsFan]

I am creasing

Surprised that he didn't add Asad Shafiq to that list.

 

[topspin]

Surprised that he didn't add Asad Shafiq to that list.

I think he will save that for the Tendulkar comparison

 

[Mesozoic]

1. Steven Peter Devereux Smith

2. AB De Villiers

3. Virat Kohli

4. James Anderson

5. Ravichandran Ashwin



*only included players that played a major part of the decade so minimum 6 years.

 

[hoshiarpurexpress]

Hard to look past Virat for all formats.
In Test's clearly it is Smith.

 

[Waleed93]

Virat Kohli, it's not even debatable.

Smith, who is by far the greatest Test batsman we have seen in a long time comes a distant second, that tells us a lot about how dominant Kohli has been during the last 10 years.

 

[Majid Khan]

A bit surprised no mention of Pakistan’s premier batsman in this decade - then again I think it was the decade before when he was piling up big 150s and double tons, when there was better quality fast bowling around also.

 

[RyanRyan10]

A bit surprised no mention of Pakistan’s premier batsman in this decade - then again I think it was the decade before when he was piling up big 150s and double tons, when there was better quality fast bowling around also.

Mohammad Hafeez?