Rating the 10 best ODI batsmen of the decade
The batsmen have faced their own set of challenges too with the white ball.
Kumar Sangakkara – 8/10
You might be surprised to see Kumar Sangakkara’s name on this list, considering that he played international cricket only till 2015. However, in the first half of the decade, he had the highest runs in ODI cricket. Since the start of this decade, only Sangakkara and Virat Kohli made more than 6000 runs. But the former topped the list.
In 142 ODI games that the Sri Lankan legend played in this decade, he made 6356 runs at an average of 52.96. These 6356 runs are sixth-most in this decade despite not featuring in an ODI since April 2015. Moreover, he scored 15 tons, which includes four in a row in the 2015 World Cup.
He was the heart of Sri Lanka’s middle-order and kept churning out runs. If it was only the first half of this decade, Sangakkara would’ve easily been near a perfect 10 but he retired in 2015 which makes his rating eight.
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