ICC Awards of the Decade

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ICC Awards of the Decade
Date28 December 2019
Presented by ICC
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Male Cricketer of the Decade Flag of India.svg Virat Kohli Virat Kohli in PMO New Delhi.jpg
Female Cricketer of the Decade Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ellyse Perry 2017-18 W Ashes A v E Test 17-11-10 Perry portrait (02).jpg
Website www.icc-cricket.com
ICC Awards

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. [1] 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 2010 and 27 December 2019. The announcement of the ICC World XI Teams, along with the winners of the individual ICC awards, was made on 28 December 2019. [2] Virat Kohli won Men's Cricketer of the Decade. [3]

Contents

Award categories and winners

Individual awards

ICC Men Cricketer of the Decade (Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy)

Garfield Sobers Trophy Flag of India.svg Virat Kohli

ICC Women Cricketer of the Decade

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ellyse Perry

ICC Men Test Cricketer of the Decade

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Smith

ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the Decade

Flag of India.svg Virat Kohli

ICC Women's ODI Cricketer of the Decade

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ellyse Perry

ICC Men's T20I Cricketer of the Decade

Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg Rashid Khan

ICC Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Decade

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ellyse Perry

ICC Men's Associate Cricketer of the Decade

Flag of Scotland.svg Kyle Coetzer

ICC Women's Associate Cricketer of the Decade

Flag of Scotland.svg Kathryn Bryce

ICC Spirit of Cricket Award of the Decade

Flag of India.svg MS Dhoni

ICC Teams of the Decade

Men's teams

Women's teams

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: [1] Winners have been announced and are mentioned in the chart above [3]

ICC Mens Cricketer of the Decade

ICC Womens Cricketer of the Decade

ICC Men's Test Cricketer of the Decade

ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Decade

ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Decade

ICC Men's T20I Cricketer of the Decade

ICC Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Decade

ICC Men's Associate Cricketer of the Decade

ICC Women's Associate Cricketer of the Decade

ICC Spirit of Cricket Award of the Decade

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  2. "The ICC Awards of the Decade show" . Retrieved 28 December 2019.
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