Dubai: International Cricket Council (ICC) has ignored Pakistani cricketers in their Individual Awards of the Decade too.
ICC, on Monday, announced Decade Awards in individual categories, ignoring Pakistani cricketers. Whereas, India were given awards in three different categories.
Former Australian skipper Steve Smith has been named as ‘ICC’s Test Cricket of the Decade’ for his magnificent run in the longer format of the game during the said time period.
https://twitter.com/ICC/status/1343477245701214208
Virat Kohli was named ODI and Male Cricketer of the Decade.
The incredible Virat Kohli wins the Sir Garfield Sobers Award for ICC Male Cricketer of the Decade 🙌
🏏 Most runs in the #ICCAwards period: 20,396
💯 Most hundreds: 66
🙌 Most fifties: 94
🅰️ Highest average among players with 70+ innings: 56.97
🏆 2011 @cricketworldcup champion pic.twitter.com/lw0wTNlzGi— ICC (@ICC) December 28, 2020
World Cup-winning captain, Ms Dhoni has won the ICC Spirit of Cricket Award of the Decade for his gesture of calling back England batsman Ian Bell after a bizarre run out in the Nottingham Test in 2011.
🇮🇳 MS DHONI wins the ICC Spirit of Cricket Award of the Decade 👏👏
The former India captain was chosen by fans unanimously for his gesture of calling back England batsman Ian Bell after a bizarre run out in the Nottingham Test in 2011.#ICCAwards | #SpiritOfCricket pic.twitter.com/3eCpyyBXwu
— ICC (@ICC) December 28, 2020
Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan bagged ‘ICC T20I Cricketer of the Decade’ for taking the highest 89 wickets during this period.
https://twitter.com/ICC/status/1343477139681771521
In the women’s category, Australia’s Allyse Perry bagged Rachael Heyhoe Flint Award for ICC Female Cricketer of the Decade alongside ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Decade and ICC Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Decade.
https://twitter.com/ICC/status/1343485127314305024
Earlier, ICC announced Test, ODI and T20I teams of the decade excluding Pakistani players despite the country bagging Test Mace and Champions Trophy.
