# ICC Awards of the Decade

The ICC Awards of the Decade is a one-off edition of the ICC Awards annual awards programme, aimed at celebrating the stand-out performers and moments from the past ten years of international cricket. An Awards Nominations Committee, comprising prominent cricket journalists and broadcasters from across the globe and the ICC General Manager – Cricket, have determined a shortlist of nominees for each category. For the first time the fans’ voice will be heard in selecting the winners across categories including the Sir Garfield Sobers and Rachael Heyhoe Flint Awards, which celebrate the best overall player from the men's and women's game over the past decade. The fan vote will make up 10% of the voting, while votes from an expert panel will make up the remaining 90%. The voting panel took into account players' performance between 1 January 2011 and 7 October 2020. The announcement of the ICC World XI Teams, along with the winners of the individual ICC awards, was made on 27 December, 2020. Virat Kohli won Men's Cricketer of the Decade while Ellyse Perry was named as Women's Cricket of the Decade.

## Award categories and winners
### Individual awards

* ICC Men's Cricketer of the Decade (Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy)
* Garfield Sobers Trophy
* Virat Kohli
* ICC Women's Cricketer of the Decade
* Ellyse Perry
* ICC Men's Test Cricketer of the Decade
* Steve Smith
* ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the Decade
* Virat Kohli
* ICC Women's ODI Cricketer of the Decade
* Ellyse Perry
* ICC Men's T20I Cricketer of the Decade
* Rashid Khan
* ICC Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Decade
* Ellyse Perry
* ICC Men's Associate Cricketer of the Decade
* Kyle Coetzer
* ICC Women's Associate Cricketer of the Decade
* Kathryn Bryce
* ICC Spirit of Cricket Award of the Decade
* MS Dhoni

### ICC Teams of the Decade
#### Men's teams

Test Team of the Decade :
| Batting position | Player | Team | Role |
| Opener | Alastair Cook | England | Batsman |
| Opener | David Warner | Australia | Batsman |
| Number 3 | Kane Williamson | New Zealand | Batsman |
| Number 4 | Virat Kohli | India | Batsman / Captain |
| Number 5 | Steve Smith | Australia | Batsman |
| Number 6 | Kumar Sangakkara | Sri Lanka | Batsman / (wk) |
| Number 7 | Ben Stokes | England | All-rounder |
| Number 8 | Ravichandran Ashwin | India | All-rounder |
| Number 9 | Dale Steyn | South Africa | Bowler |
| Number 10 | Stuart Broad | England | Bowler |
| Number 11 | James Anderson | England | Bowler |
ODI Team of the Decade :
| Batting position | Player | Team | Role |
| Opener | Rohit Sharma | India | Batsman |
| Opener | David Warner | Australia | Batsman |
| Number 3 | Virat Kohli | India | Batsman |
| Number 4 | AB de Villiers | South Africa | Batsman |
| Number 5 | Shakib Al Hasan | Bangladesh | All-rounder |
| Number 6 | MS Dhoni | India | Batsman / Captain(wk) |
| Number 7 | Ben Stokes | England | All-rounder |
| Number 8 | Mitchell Starc | Australia | All-rounder |
| Number 9 | Trent Boult | New Zealand | Bowler |
| Number 10 | Imran Tahir | South Africa | Bowler |
| Number 11 | Lasith Malinga | Sri Lanka | Bowler |
T20I Team of the Decade :
| Batting position | Player | Team | Role |
| Opener | Rohit Sharma | India | Batsman |
| Opener | Chris Gayle | West Indies | Batsman |
| Number 3 | Aaron Finch | Australia | Batsman |
| Number 4 | Virat Kohli | India | Batsman |
| Number 5 | AB de Villiers | South Africa | Batsman |
| Number 6 | Glenn Maxwell | Australia | All-rounder |
| Number 7 | MS Dhoni | India | Batsman / captain (wk) |
| Number 8 | Kieron Pollard | West Indies | All-rounder |
| Number 9 | Rashid Khan | Afghanistan | Bowler |
| Number 10 | Jasprit Bumrah | India | Bowler |
| Number 11 | Lasith Malinga | Sri Lanka | Bowler |

#### Women's teams

ODI Team of the Decade :
| Batting position | Player | Team | Role |
| Opener | Alyssa Healy | Australia | Batsman |
| Opener | Suzie Bates | New Zealand | Batsman |
| Number 3 | Mithali Raj | India | Batsman |
| Number 4 | Meg Lanning | Australia | Batsman / Captain |
| Number 5 | Stafanie Taylor | West Indies | All-rounder |
| Number 6 | Sarah Taylor | England | Batsman / (wk) |
| Number 7 | Ellyse Perry | Australia | All-rounder |
| Number 8 | Dane van Niekerk | South Africa | Bowler |
| Number 9 | Marizanne Kapp | South Africa | Bowler |
| Number 10 | Jhulan Goswami | India | Bowler |
| Number 11 | Anisa Mohammed | West Indies | Bowler |
T20I Team of the Decade :
| Batting position | Player | Team | Role |
| Opener | Alyssa Healy | Australia | Batsman / (wk) |
| Opener | Sophie Devine | New Zealand | Batsman |
| Number 3 | Suzie Bates | New Zealand | Batsman |
| Number 4 | Meg Lanning | Australia | Batsman / Captain |
| Number 5 | Harmanpreet Kaur | India | All-rounder |
| Number 6 | Stafanie Taylor | West Indies | All-rounder |
| Number 7 | Deandra Dottin | West Indies | Batsman |
| Number 8 | Ellyse Perry | Australia | All-rounder |
| Number 9 | Anya Shrubsole | England | Bowler |
| Number 10 | Megan Schutt | Australia | Bowler |
| Number 11 | Poonam Yadav | India | Bowler |

## Criteria

The criteria for nomination for the ICC Player of the Decade award are designed to recognize sustained excellence and significant impact in international cricket over a ten-year period. To be eligible for nomination, a cricketer must have achieved one of the following milestones: winning at least one ICC trophy, including the Cricket World Cup, ICC Test Championship Mace, ICC Men's T20 World Cup, or ICC Champions Trophy. Alternatively, the nominee can qualify by being named the ICC Player of the Tournament in any of these competitions at least once. These criteria highlight both team success and individual brilliance, ensuring that the nominees have not only contributed to their teams' achievements on the world stage but have also exhibited outstanding personal performances in major international tournaments.

## Nominations

The following are the nominations for the ICC Awards of the Decade: Winners have been announced and are mentioned in the chart above

### ICC Mens Cricketer of the Decade

* Virat Kohli
* Ravichandran Ashwin
* Joe Root
* Kumar Sangakkara
* Steve Smith
* AB de Villiers
* Kane Williamson
(Out of these only Kumar Sangakarra was retired at time of nomination)

### ICC Womens Cricketer of the Decade

* Suzie Bates
* Meg Lanning
* Ellyse Perry
* Mithali Raj
* Sarah Taylor
* Stafanie Taylor

### ICC Men's Test Cricketer of the Decade

* James Anderson
* Virat Kohli
* Rangana Herath
* Joe Root
* Yasir Shah
* Steve Smith
* Kane Williamson

### ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Decade

* Virat Kohli
* Lasith Malinga
* Kumar Sangakkara
* Rohit Sharma
* Mitchell Starc
* AB de Villiers

### ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Decade

* Suzie Bates
* Meg Lanning
* Ellyse Perry
* Mithali Raj
* Stafanie Taylor

### ICC Men's T20I Cricketer of the Decade

* Aaron Finch
* Virat Kohli
* Chris Gayle
* Rashid Khan
* Lasith Malinga
* Rohit Sharma
* Imran Tahir

### ICC Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Decade

* Sophie Devine
* Deandra Dottin
* Alyssa Healy
* Meg Lanning
* Anya Shrubsole
* Ellyse Perry

### ICC Men's Associate Cricketer of the Decade

* Richie Berrington
* Peter Borren
* Kyle Coetzer
* Paras Khadka
* Calum MacLeod
* Assad Vala

### ICC Women's Associate Cricketer of the Decade

* Kathryn Bryce
* Sarah Bryce
* Natthakan Chantam
* Sterre Kalis
* Chanida Sutthiruang
* Sornnorin Tippoch

### ICC Spirit of Cricket Award of the Decade

* MS Dhoni (2011 Winner)
* Daniel Vettori (2012 Winner)
* Mahela Jayawardene (2013 Winner)
* Katherine Brunt (2014 Winner)
* Brendon McCullum (2015 Winner)
* Misbah-ul-Haq (2016 Winner)
* Anya Shrubsole (2017 Winner)
* Kane Williamson (2018 Winner)
* Virat Kohli (2019 Winner)