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Controversial ICC Team of the Decade.

Controversies arise after ICC announced its Team of the decade. No Pakistan player in any format. Fans are angry.

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CricketFan
December 28, 2020

ICC Team Of The Decade Award BABAR AZAM Not Selected, Live Cricket Streaming

ICC (International Cricket Council) has announced the ICC ODI Team of the Decade, and Mahendra Singh Dhoni is named the captain of ODI team of the decade.

ICC’s ODI Team of the Decade:

Two more Indian batsman were selected by ICC in the top order, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli combo are selected in top order where as in the middle order AB de Villiers is selected. AB de Villiers selection is the middle order is under heavy fire over internet as many people believe that Babar Azam was a better contender for the position.

Babar Azam has an average of 50.9 comparing to the AB de Villiers’s average of just 27.

Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan and England’s most dependable allrounder Ben Stokes were named as the two pure all-rounders in the ICC ODI team of the decade. The only spinner in the team is Imran Tahir (South Africa).

Rohit Sharma
David Warner
Virat Kohli
AB de Villiers
Shakib Al Hasan
MS Dhoni (c)
Ben Stokes
Mitchell Starc
Trent Boult
Imran Tahir
Lasith Malinga

ICC’s T20I Team of the Decade:

If we talk about the ICC T20I Team of the decade then four Indian players were named in the team. Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, MS Dhoni, and Jasprit Bumrah are included in the team.

Kieron Pollard, and Glen Maxwell are in the team as well for their power hitting and all round performances.

In the bowling department ICC named Afghanistan’s premier bowler Rashid Khan is selected as the spinning option whereas in pace battery of the team Australian bowler Micthell Starc, New Zealand’s Trent Boult, and Sri Lanka’s Lasith Malinga are included.

The pace attack included in the ICC team has Australian bowler Micthell Starc, from New Zealand’s Trent Boult in given a spot, and Sri Lanka’s Lasith Malinga is also chosen.

Rohit Sharma
Chris Gayle
Aaron Finch
Virat Kohli
AB de Villiers
Glenn Maxwell
MS Dhoni (c)
Kieron Pollard
Rashid Khan
Jasprit Bumrah
Lasith Malinga.

However, Fans argued that currently, Kohli is ranked at the number seven spot in the ICC T20I Batsmen Rankings. Whereas Babar Azam is ranked second in ICC T20 Ranking and is not in the ICC T20 team of the decade.

Indian Captain Virat Kohli and the experienced Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin are chosen for the ICC Player of the Decade Award.