The skipper of the Indian Cricket Team Virat Kohli and master of Spin Bowling Ravi Ashwin are thereby nominated for the International Cricket Councils (ICC) Men’s Player of the Decade award.
Kohli and Ashwin have been nominated along with the following cricketers as well and the names include the likes of great cricketers such as AB Devilliers (South Africa), Joe Root (England), Kane Williamson (New Zealand), Kumar Sangakarra (Sri Lanka), and Steve Smith from Australie were also nominated.
Looking at the other award nominees –
Men’s Test Player of the Decade
Rohit Sharma (India), MS Dhoni (India) and Sangakkara, Kohli, Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka), Mitchell Starc (Australia), de Villiers.
Men’s T20I Player of the Decade
Aaron Finch (Australia), and Chris Gayle (West Indies), Kohli, Rohit, Malinga, Rashid Khan (Afghanistan), Imran Tahir (South Africa).
Men’s ODI Player of the Decade
Mitchell Starc (Australia), de Villiers, Rohit Sharma (India), MS Dhoni (India) and Sangakkara, Kohli, Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka).
Women’s Player of the Decade
Stafanie Taylor (West Indies), Mithali Raj (India) and Sarah Taylor (England), Ellyse Perry (Australia), Meg Lanning (Australia), Suzie Bates (New Zealand).
Women’s T20I Player of the Decade
Alyssa Healy and Anya Shrubsole, Lanning, Perry, Sophie Devine, Deandra Dottin.
Women’s ODI Player of the Decade
Bates, Stafanie Taylor, and Jhulan Goswami, Raj, Lanning, Perry, Raj.
Spirit of Cricket Award of the Decade
Anya Shrubsole (England), Katherine Brunt (England), Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) and Daniel Vettori (New Zealand), Kohli, Dhoni, Williamson, Brendon McCullum (New Zealand), Misbah-ul-Haq (Pakistan).
ICC revealed the list of nominees on their official website and the winners will be decided upon the number of votes each cricketer receives.