The 2010s - To celebrate the best players during the decade

VC the slogger · Dec 28, 2019

With the 2010s decade only 3 days away from coming to a close, I thought what better way to finish things off than select Test XIs featuring the best players to have appeared during the 2010s. So that's what we'll be doing here.

Player selection rules

In order to be ruled eligible, a player must have appeared in a Test match anytime during the 2010s i.e starting from 1 Jan 2010 to 31 Dec 2019. Only stats and performances in Test cricket during the 2010s decade will be taken into consideration, so please beware.

Draft guidelines

I will post the ordered draft once I get the sufficient amount of signups. The same rules apply as in other drafts i.e the next person may pick if it's been more than 24 hrs and the person before hasn't picked their player, the player picked is invalid, and that you have to tag the person coming after you. It would also be appreciated if you can post a sentence or two about why you're picking a certain player - it doesn't have to be as detailed as this; something like the example posted below would more than suffice:

For eg - "

Ken McEwan - His entire first-class career between 1972/73 to 1991/92 coincided with South Africa's isolation from international cricket. In that time he racked up 26668 first-class runs at 41.73 with 74 hundreds, the second most by a non-Test player. Could also serve as a decent backup keeper when called upon."

We may even have a draft tournament between your respective XIs once this is complete, as I have a cricksim Test rating guide to do similar to this one and could really use the practice.

Draft order:

1. @Bigby Wolf - Virat Kohli
2. @DalePlaysSports - Steven Smith
3. @Aislabie - Kumar Sangakkara
4. @blockerdave - AB de Villiers
5. @AsadRM - Dale Steyn
6. @AsadRM - James Anderson
7. @blockerdave - Ryan Harris
8. @Aislabie - Ravindra Jadeja
9. @DalePlaysSports - Stuart Broad
10. @Bigby Wolf - Nathan Lyon
11. @DalePlaysSports - Kane Williamson
12. @blockerdave - BJ Watling
13. @Bigby Wolf - Hashim Amla
14. @Aislabie - Pat Cummins
15. @AsadRM - David Warner
16. @AsadRM - Ben Stokes
17. @Aislabie - Vernon Philander
18. @Bigby Wolf - Morne Morkel
19. @blockerdave - Mitchell Johnson
20. @DalePlaysSports - Ishant Sharma
21. @AsadRM - Marnus Labuschagne
22. @DalePlaysSports - Jason Holder
23. @blockerdave - Cheteshwar Pujara
24. @Bigby Wolf - Joe Root
25. @Aislabie - Neil Wagner
26. @Aislabie - Younis Khan
27. @Bigby Wolf - Sir Alastair Cook
28. @blockerdave - Misbah-ul-Haq
29. @DalePlaysSports - Kevin Pietersen
30. @AsadRM - Quinton de Kock
31. @Aislabie - Shivnarine Chanderpaul
32. @Bigby Wolf - Mushfiqur Rahim
33. @blockerdave - Chris Gayle
34. @AsadRM - Mohammad Abbas
35. @DalePlaysSports - Murali Vijay
36. @DalePlaysSports - Yasir Shah
37. @AsadRM - Ravichandran Ashwin
38. @blockerdave - Rangana Herath
39. @Bigby Wolf - Mitchell Starc
40. @Aislabie - Jasprit Bumrah
41. @blockerdave - Mohammad Amir
42. @Bigby Wolf - Kagiso Rabada
43. @DalePlaysSports - MS Dhoni
44. @AsadRM - Azhar Ali
45. @Aislabie - Graeme Smith
46. @Aislabie - Tamim Iqbal
47. @AsadRM - Adam Voges
48. @DalePlaysSports - Dean Elgar
49. @Bigby Wolf - Tom Latham
50. @blockerdave - Sachin Tendulkar
51. @Bigby Wolf - Mohammed Shami
52. @DalePlaysSports - Trent Boult
53. @AsadRM - Saeed Ajmal
54. @blockerdave - Virender Sehwag
55. @Aislabie - Matt Prior
56. @Aislabie - Rashid Khan
57. @blockerdave - Angelo Mathews
58. @AsadRM - Shakib Al Hasan
59. @DalePlaysSports - Daniel Vettori
60. @Bigby Wolf - Graeme Swann

Bigby Wolf · Dec 28, 2019

Ed Smith · Dec 28, 2019

Na Maloom Afraad · Dec 28, 2019

I too, would like to participate.

Aislabie · Dec 30, 2019

All over this. Yes please

blockerdave · Jan 1, 2020

I’ll have a bit of this!

AsadRM · Jan 1, 2020

I would be in. I am excited to take part in something like this for the first time.

CerealKiller · Jan 2, 2020

I'll sit this one out due to time constraints, but still following it

Na Maloom Afraad · Jan 2, 2020

Apologies for any inconvenience. I'm gonna have to pull out because of some unfortunate developments in my life.

(Nothing serious, don't worry).

Master Bates · Jan 3, 2020

Sorry i will also have to pull out because of exams and i can't do more than one draft

VC the slogger · Jan 3, 2020

VC the slogger said:
Draft guidelines

I will post the ordered draft once I get the sufficient amount of signups. The same rules apply as in other drafts i.e the next person may pick if it's been more than 24 hrs and the person before hasn't picked their player, the player picked is invalid, and that you have to tag the person coming after you. It would also be appreciated if you can post a sentence or two about why you're picking a certain player - it doesn't have to be as detailed as this; something like the example posted below would more than suffice:

For eg - " Ken McEwan - His entire first-class career between 1972/73 to 1991/92 coincided with South Africa's isolation from international cricket. In that time he racked up 26668 first-class runs at 41.73 with 74 hundreds, the second most by a non-Test player. Could also serve as a decent backup keeper when called upon."

We may even have a draft tournament between your respective XIs once this is complete, as I have a cricksim Test rating guide to do similar to this one and could really use the practice.

Bigby Wolf · Jan 3, 2020

Virat Kohli

Virat 'King' Kohli.

Virat Kohli had a Phenomenal Decade (2010s) as Batsmen in all formats and is arguably the best Batsmen in the world when it comes to limited overs cricket but is not far behind in Tests either.
Made his debut in the year 2011 and made a mark in by scoring his maiden hundred in Australia with a gritty Hundred in the Adelaide Oval in a tour where India were absolutely hammered.
Kohli took over as India Captain in 2014-15 tour of Australia and the capatincy only enhanced his batting as Kohli went on to score runs wherever he went England,South Africa, Austrlia,West Indies , Sri Lanka etc. and led India to the No.1 Side in test matches in the last 4 Years.
Scored 7 Double Hundreds in the last Decade - most by any player during the that tenure.

STATS : M - 84 I - 141 Runs- 7202 HS - 254* Avg - 54.97 100s -27 50s - 22

BIGBY'S 2010s TEST XI

4. Virat Kohli

@DalePlaysSports

Ed Smith · Jan 3, 2020

4.

Steve Smith

What can you say. Bloke made his debut in 2010 and has pretty much been a force ever since (Sandpaper issues aside) he's had a great decade - topped off with being almost unplayable in the Ashes back in the summer. As we speak he has a test average of 62.84 with 26 Hundreds and 28 50s, and he's only 30!

Ed Smith · Jan 3, 2020

@Aislabie forgot the tag

Aislabie · Jan 3, 2020

Overall Pick #3: Kumar Sangakkara

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Profile
If you're looking for a high-quality batsman then the two names that spring to mind are the two who've already been picked: Smith and Kohli. However, the equal of one and the superior of the other, Kumar Sangakkara's batting ability aged like fine wine until he afforded himself the honour of going out while he was still at the peak of his powers. Of course, that left everyone wanting more, and the beneficiaries were Surrey County Cricket Club, with whom he scored frankly obscene amounts of runs.

2010s Statistics (46 matches)
Left-handed batsman
4,851 runs @ 61.40 (17 centuries, best 319)

Role in the Team
The era's best specialist number three slots straight in at number three because I'm not a madman.

Aislabie's XI so far:
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Next pick:
@blockerdave

The 2010s - To celebrate the best players during the decade

VC the slogger

PlanetCricket Forever

Bigby Wolf

Guest

Ed Smith

Gaffer

Na Maloom Afraad

Man of Tomorrow

Aislabie

Test Cricket is Best Cricket

blockerdave

ICC Chairman

AsadRM

Panel of Selectors

CerealKiller

Staff Member

Na Maloom Afraad

Man of Tomorrow

Master Bates

School Cricketer

VC the slogger

PlanetCricket Forever

Bigby Wolf

Guest

Ed Smith

Gaffer

Ed Smith

Gaffer

Aislabie

Test Cricket is Best Cricket

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