MS Dhoni Named Captain For Both T20I And ODI, Virat Kohli Test Captain
- 27-Dec-2020
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The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the Men’s T20I, ODI and Test teams of the decade on Sunday, naming former India captain MS Dhoni as the leader of both sides. While the T20 side features four players from India, the ODI Team of the Decade has four Indian cricketers.
Current Indian captain Virat Kohli, pacer Jasprit Bumrah and Rohit Sharma are the other Indians in the T20I team. The line-up also sees a host of other big names from around the world inluding Chris Gayle, AB de Villiers, Aaron Finch, and Lasith Malinga.
ICC’s T20I Team of the Decade: Rohit Sharma, Chris Gayle, Aaron Finch, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Glenn Maxwell, MS Dhoni (c), Kieron Pollard, Rashid Khan, Jasprit Bumrah, and Lasith Malinga.The ICC’s ODI team of the decade includes Rohit and Virat, other than captain Dhoni. While David Warner and Rohit have been picked as openers, former South Africa cricketer AB De Villiers is selected as a middle-order batsman. Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan and England’s Ben Stokes are the two all-rounders in the team. The pace attack includes Australian bowler Micthell Starc, New Zealand’s Trent Boult, and Sri Lanka’s Lasith Malinga.
The ICC also announced the Test team of the decade and named Virat Kohli as the skipper. The line-up includes some notable names like Alistair Cook, Kane Williamson, Steve Smith, Ben Stokes, and Kumar Sangakkara. The bowling side is includes Dale Steyn, Stuart Broad, James Anderson, and Ravi Ashwin.
In the women’s T20I team of the decade, India’s Harmanpreet Kaur and Poonam Yadav have been picked and Australia’s Meg Lanning has been named the captain of that side. The bowling department included Anya Shrubsole, Megan Schutt, and Indian spinner Poonam.
