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{{short description|International cricket decadal awards}}
{{Infobox award
| name = ICC Awards of the Decade
| date = 27 December 2020
| presenter = ''[[International Cricket Council|ICC]]''
| website = {{URL|https://www.icc-cricket.com/}}
| award1_type = Male Cricketer of the Decade
| award1_winner = {{cricon|India}} [[Virat Kohli]][[File:Virat Kohli in PMO New Delhi.jpg|100px]]
| award3_type = Female Cricketer of the Decade
| award3_winner = {{criconw|Australia}} [[Ellyse Perry]][[File:2017–18 W Ashes A v E Test 17-11-10 Perry portrait (02).jpg|2017–18 W Ashes A v E Test 17-11-10 Perry portrait (02)|100px]]
| main = [[ICC Awards]]
}}

The '''ICC Awards of the Decade''' was a one-off edition of the [[ICC Awards]] annual awards programme, celebrating the stand-out performers and moments from a ten-year period of international cricket.<ref name="ICC Decade Awards">{{Cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1908769|title=ICC Awards of the Decade announced|website=www.icc-cricket.com|access-date=27 December 2020|language=en}}</ref> The announcement of the ICC World XI teams, along with the winners of the individual ''[[International Cricket Council|ICC]]'' awards, was made on 27 December 2020.<ref name="ICC Decade Awards" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-12-27 |title=MS Dhoni captain of ICC's white-ball teams of decade, Virat Kohli voted skipper of Test side |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/ms-dhoni-captain-of-iccs-white-ball-teams-of-decade-virat-kohli-voted-skipper-of-test-side/articleshow/79977156.cms |access-date=2024-07-06 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> [[Virat Kohli]] won Men's Cricketer of the Decade while [[Ellyse Perry]] was named as Women's Cricketer of the Decade.<ref name="Winners">{{cite web |title=The ICC Awards of the Decade winners announced |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/the-icc-awards-of-the-decade-winners-announced |access-date=28 December 2020 |website=ICC |language=en}}</ref>

==Award categories and winners==

=== Individual awards ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
| valign="top" width="50%"|
{{Award category|#eedd82|ICC Men's Cricketer of the Decade (Sir Garfield Sobers Award)}}
{{cricon|India }} [[Virat Kohli]]
|-
| valign="top" width="50%"|
{{Award category|#eedd82|ICC Women's Cricketer of the Decade (Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Award)}}
{{criconw|Australia}} [[Ellyse Perry]]
|-
| valign="top" width="50%"|
{{Award category|#eedd82|ICC Men's Test Cricketer of the Decade}}
{{cricon|Australia}} [[Steve Smith (cricketer)|Steve Smith]]
|-
| valign="top" width="50%"|
{{Award category|#eedd82|ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the Decade}}
{{cricon|India }} [[Virat Kohli]]
|-
| valign="top" width="50%"|
{{Award category|#eedd82|ICC Women's ODI Cricketer of the Decade}}
{{criconw|Australia}} [[Ellyse Perry]]
|-
| valign="top" width="50%"|
{{Award category|#eedd82|ICC Men's T20I Cricketer of the Decade}}
{{cricon|Afghanistan|2013}} [[Rashid Khan]]
|-
| valign="top" width="50%"|
{{Award category|#eedd82|ICC Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Decade}}
{{criconw|Australia}} [[Ellyse Perry]]
|-
| valign="top" width="50%"|
{{Award category|#eedd82|ICC Men's Associate Cricketer of the Decade}}
{{cricon|Scotland}} [[Kyle Coetzer]]
|-
| valign="top" width="50%"|
{{Award category|#eedd82|ICC Women's Associate Cricketer of the Decade}}
{{cricon|Scotland}} [[Kathryn Bryce]]
|-
| valign="top" width="50%"|
{{Award category|#eedd82|ICC Spirit of Cricket Award of the Decade}}
{{cricon|India }} [[MS Dhoni]]
|}

=== ICC Teams of the Decade ===

==== Men's teams ====
{{col-begin}}
{{col-3}}

;ICC Men's Test Team of the Decade
[[ICC Men's Test Team of the Year|Test Team of the year]]
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|- style="background:#9cf;"
!colspan="5"|Test Team of the Decade
|-
! Batting position
! Player
! Team
! Role
|-
! scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=2 | Opener
| [[Alastair Cook]]
| {{cr|ENG}}
| Batsman
|-
| [[David Warner (cricketer)|David Warner]]
| {{cr|AUS}}
| Batsman
|-
! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 3
| [[Kane Williamson]]
| {{cr|NZ}}
| Batsman
|-
! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 4
| [[Virat Kohli]]
| {{cr|IND}}
| Batsman / [[Captain (cricket)|Captain]]
|-
! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 5
| [[Steve Smith (cricketer)|Steve Smith]]
| {{cr|AUS}}
| Batsman
|-
! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 6
| [[Kumar Sangakkara]]
| {{cr|SL}}
| Batsman / [[Wicket-keeper|(wk)]]
|-
! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 7
| [[Ben Stokes]]
| {{cr|ENG}}
| All-rounder
|-
! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 8
| [[Ravichandran Ashwin]]
| {{cr|IND}}
| All-rounder
|-
! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 9
| [[Dale Steyn]]
| {{cr|RSA}}
| Bowler
|-
! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 10
| [[Stuart Broad]]
| {{cr|ENG}}
| Bowler
|-
! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 11
| [[James Anderson (cricketer)|James Anderson]]
| {{cr|ENG}}
| Bowler
|}

{{col-3}}

; ICC Men's ODI Team of the Decade
[[ICC Men's ODI Team of the Year|ODI Team of the year]]
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|- style="background:#9cf;"
!colspan="5"|ODI Team of the Decade
|-
! Batting position
! Player
! Team
! Role
|-
! scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=2 | Opener
| [[Rohit Sharma]]
| {{cr|IND}}
| Batsman
|-
| [[David Warner (cricketer)|David Warner]]
| {{cr|AUS}}
| Batsman
|-
! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 3
| [[Virat Kohli]]
| {{cr|IND}}
| Batsman
|-
! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 4
| [[AB de Villiers]]
| {{cr|RSA}}
| Batsman
|-
! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 5
| [[Shakib Al Hasan]]
| {{cr|BAN}}
| All-rounder
|-
! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 6
| [[MS Dhoni]]
| {{cr|IND}}
| Batsman / [[Captain (cricket)|Captain]][[Wicket-keeper|(wk)]]
|-
! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 7
| [[Ben Stokes]]
| {{cr|ENG}}
| All-rounder
|-
! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 8
| [[Mitchell Starc]]
| {{cr|AUS}}
| All-rounder
|-
! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 9
| [[Trent Boult]]
| {{cr|NZ}}
| Bowler
|-
! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 10
| [[Imran Tahir]]
| {{cr|RSA}}
| Bowler
|-
! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 11
| [[Lasith Malinga]]
| {{cr|SRI}}
| Bowler
|}

{{col-3}}

; ICC Men's T20I Team of the Decade
[[ICC Men's T20I Team of the Year|T20I Team of the Year]]
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|- style="background:#9cf;"
!colspan="5"| T20I Team of the Decade
|-
! Batting position
! Player
! Team
! Role
|-
! scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=2 | Opener
| [[Rohit Sharma]]
| {{cr|IND}}
| Batsman
|-
| [[Chris Gayle]]
| {{cr|WIN}}
| Batsman
|-
! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 3
| [[Aaron Finch]]
| {{cr|AUS}}
| Batsman
|-
! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 4
| [[Virat Kohli]]
| {{cr|IND}}
| Batsman
|-
! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 5
| [[AB de Villiers]]
| {{cr|RSA}}
| Batsman
|-
! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 6
| [[Glenn Maxwell]]
| {{cr|AUS}}
| All-rounder
|-
! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 7
| [[MS Dhoni]]
| {{cr|IND}}
| Batsman / [[captain ]][[Wicket-keeper|(wk)]]
|-
! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 8
| [[Kieron Pollard]]
| {{cr|WIN}}
| All-rounder
|-
! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 9
| [[Rashid Khan]]
| {{cr|AFG}}
| Bowler
|-
! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 10
| [[Jasprit Bumrah]]
| {{cr|IND}}
| Bowler
|-
! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 11
| [[Lasith Malinga]]
| {{cr|SRI}}
| Bowler
|}

{{col-end}}

==== Women's teams ====
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}

; ICC Women's ODI Team of the Decade
[[ICC Women's ODI Team of the Year|ODI team of the year]]
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|- style="background:#9cf;"
!colspan="5"| ODI Team of the Decade
|-
! Batting position
! Player
! Team
! Role
|-
! scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=2 | Opener
| [[Alyssa Healy]]
| {{crw|AUS}}
| Batsman
|-
| [[Suzie Bates]]
| {{crw|NZ}}
| Batsman
|-
! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 3
| [[Mithali Raj]]
| {{crw|IND}}
| Batsman
|-
! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 4
| [[Meg Lanning]]
| {{crw|AUS}}
| Batsman / [[Captain (cricket)|Captain]]
|-
! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 5
| [[Stafanie Taylor]]
| {{crw|WIN}}
| All-rounder
|-
! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 6
| [[Sarah Taylor (cricketer)|Sarah Taylor]]
| {{crw|ENG}}
| Batsman / [[Wicket-keeper|(wk)]]
|-
! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 7
| [[Ellyse Perry]]
| {{crw|AUS}}
| All-rounder
|-
! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 8
| [[Dane van Niekerk]]
| {{crw|RSA}}
| Bowler
|-
! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 9
| [[Marizanne Kapp]]
| {{crw|RSA}}
| Bowler
|-
! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 10
| [[Jhulan Goswami]]
| {{crw|IND}}
| Bowler
|-
! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 11
| [[Anisa Mohammed]]
| {{crw|WIN}}
| Bowler
|}

{{col-2}}

; ICC Women's T20I Team of the Decade
[[ICC Women's T20I Team of the Year|t20i team of the year]]
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|- style="background:#9cf;"
!colspan="5"| T20I Team of the Decade
|-
! Batting position
! Player
! Team
! Role
|-
! scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=2 | Opener
| [[Alyssa Healy]]
| {{crw|AUS}}
| Batsman / [[Wicket-keeper|(wk)]]
|-
| [[Sophie Devine]]
| {{crw|NZ}}
| Batsman
|-
! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 3
| [[Suzie Bates]]
| {{crw|NZ}}
| Batsman
|-
! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 4
| [[Meg Lanning]]
| {{crw|AUS}}
| Batsman / [[Captain (cricket)|Captain]]
|-
! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 5
| [[Harmanpreet Kaur]]
| {{crw|IND}}
| All-rounder
|-
! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 6
| [[Stafanie Taylor]]
| {{crw|WIN}}
| All-rounder
|-
! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 7
| [[Deandra Dottin]]
| {{crw|WIN}}
| Batsman
|-
! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 8
| [[Ellyse Perry]]
| {{crw|AUS}}
| All-rounder
|-
! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 9
| [[Anya Shrubsole]]
| {{crw|ENG}}
| Bowler
|-
! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 10
| [[Megan Schutt]]
| {{crw|AUS}}
| Bowler
|-
! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 11
| [[Poonam Yadav]]
| {{crw|IND}}
| Bowler
|}

{{col-end}}

==Criteria==
{{unreferenced section|date=July 2025}}
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 were the nominations and winners for the ICC Awards of the Decade:<ref name="ICC Decade Awards"/>

===ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Decade===
*{{cricon|India}} '''[[Virat Kohli]]''' {{endash}} '''Winner'''
*{{cricon|India}} [[Ravichandran Ashwin]]
*{{cricon|England}} [[Joe Root]]
*{{cricon|Sri Lanka}} [[Kumar Sangakkara]]
*{{cricon|Australia}} [[Steve Smith (cricketer)|Steve Smith]]
*{{cricon|South Africa}} [[AB de Villiers]]
*{{cricon|New Zealand}} [[Kane Williamson]]
(Out of these only Kumar Sangakarra was retired at the time of nomination)

===ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Decade===
*{{criconw|New Zealand}} [[Suzie Bates]]
*{{criconw|Australia}} [[Meg Lanning]]
*{{criconw|Australia}} '''[[Ellyse Perry]]''' - '''Winner'''
*{{criconw|India}} [[Mithali Raj]]
*{{criconw|England}} [[Sarah Taylor (cricketer)|Sarah Taylor]]
*{{criconw|West Indies}} [[Stafanie Taylor]]

===ICC Men's Test Cricketer of the Decade===
*{{cricon|England}} [[James Anderson (cricketer)|James Anderson]]
*{{cricon|India}} [[Virat Kohli]]
*{{cricon|Sri Lanka}} [[Rangana Herath]]
*{{cricon|Australia}} '''[[Steve Smith (cricketer)|Steve Smith]]''' - '''Winner'''
*{{cricon|Pakistan}} [[Yasir Shah]]
*{{cricon|England}} [[Joe Root]]
*{{cricon|New Zealand}} [[Kane Williamson]]

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

*{{cricon| India}} '''[[Virat Kohli]]''' - '''Winner'''
*{{cricon|Sri Lanka}} [[Lasith Malinga]]
*{{cricon| Sri Lanka}} [[Kumar Sangakkara]]
*{{cricon| India}} [[Rohit Sharma]]
*{{cricon|Australia}} [[Mitchell Starc]]
*{{cricon| South Africa}} [[AB de Villiers]]

===ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Decade===
*{{criconw|New Zealand}} [[Suzie Bates]]
*{{criconw|Australia}} [[Meg Lanning]]
*{{criconw|Australia}} '''[[Ellyse Perry]]''' - '''Winner'''
*{{criconw|India}} [[Mithali Raj]]
*{{criconw|West Indies}} [[Stafanie Taylor]]

===ICC Men's T20I Cricketer of the Decade===
*{{cricon|Australia}} [[Aaron Finch]]
*{{cricon|India}} [[Virat Kohli]]
*{{cricon|West Indies}} [[Chris Gayle]]
*{{cricon|Afghanistan|2013}} '''[[Rashid Khan]]''' - '''Winner'''
*{{cricon|Sri Lanka}} [[Lasith Malinga]]
*{{cricon|India}} [[Rohit Sharma]]
*{{cricon|South Africa}} [[Imran Tahir]]

===ICC Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Decade===
*{{criconw|New Zealand}} [[Sophie Devine]]
*{{criconw|West Indies}} [[Deandra Dottin]]
*{{criconw|Australia}} '''[[Ellyse Perry]]''' - '''Winner'''
*{{criconw|Australia}} [[Meg Lanning]]
*{{criconw|England}} [[Anya Shrubsole]]
*{{criconw|Australia}} [[Alyssa Healy]]

===ICC Men's Associate Cricketer of the Decade===
*{{cricon|Scotland}} [[Richie Berrington]]
*{{cricon|Netherlands}} [[Peter Borren]]
*{{cricon|Scotland}} '''[[Kyle Coetzer]]''' - '''Winner'''
*{{cricon|Nepal}} [[Paras Khadka]]
*{{cricon|Scotland}} [[Calum MacLeod (cricketer)|Calum MacLeod]]
*{{cricon|Papua New Guinea}} [[Assad Vala]]

===ICC Women's Associate Cricketer of the Decade===
*{{cricon|Scotland}} '''[[Kathryn Bryce]]''' - '''Winner'''
*{{cricon|Scotland}} [[Sarah Bryce]]
*{{cricon|Thailand}} [[Natthakan Chantam]]
*{{cricon|Netherlands}} [[Sterre Kalis]]
*{{cricon|Thailand}} [[Chanida Sutthiruang]]
*{{cricon|Thailand}} [[Sornnorin Tippoch]]

=== ICC Spirit of Cricket Award of the Decade ===
{{See also|ICC_Awards#ICC_Spirit_of_Cricket|l1=ICC Spirit of Cricket Award}}
*{{cricon|India}} '''[[MS Dhoni]]''' (2011 Winner) - '''Winner'''
*{{cricon|New Zealand}} [[Daniel Vettori]] (2012 Winner)
*{{cricon|Sri Lanka}} [[Mahela Jayawardene]] (2013 Winner)
*{{cricon|England}} [[Katherine Brunt]] (2014 Winner)
*{{cricon|New Zealand}} [[Brendon McCullum]] (2015 Winner)
*{{cricon|Pakistan}} [[Misbah-ul-Haq]] (2016 Winner)
*{{cricon|England}} [[Anya Shrubsole]] (2017 Winner)
*{{cricon|New Zealand}} [[Kane Williamson]] (2018 Winner)
*{{cricon|India}} [[Virat Kohli]] (2019 Winner)

==See also==
{{Portal|Cricket}}
* [[International Cricket Council]]
* [[ICC Awards]]
* [[Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy]] (Cricketer of the Year)
* [[ICC Test Player of the Year]]
* [[ICC ODI Player of the Year]]
* [[David Shepherd Trophy]] (Umpire of the Year)
* [[ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year]]
* [[ICC Test Team of the Year]]
* [[ICC ODI Team of the Year]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{ICC Awards}}

[[Category:International Cricket Council awards and rankings|*]]
[[Category:2020 sports awards|Crick]]
[[Category:2020 in cricket]]

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