ICC Awards of the Decade
The ICC Awards of the Decade was a one-off edition of the ICC Awards annual awards programme, celebrating the stand-out performers and moments from a ten-year period of international cricket. The announcement of the ICC World XI teams, along with the winners of the individual ICC awards, was made on 27 December 2020. Virat Kohli won Men's Cricketer of the Decade while Ellyse Perry was named as Women's Cricketer of the Decade.
Award categories and winners
ICC Teams of the Decade
Men's teams
;ICC Men's Test Team of the Decade
Test Team of the year
; ICC Men's ODI Team of the Decade
ODI Team of the year
; ICC Men's T20I Team of the Decade
T20I Team of the Year
Women's teams
; ICC Women's ODI Team of the Decade
ODI team of the year
; ICC Women's T20I Team of the Decade
t20i team of the year
Criteria
The criteria for nomination for the ICC Player of the Decade award are designed to recognize sustained excellence and significant impact in international cricket over a ten-year period. To be eligible for nomination, a cricketer must have achieved one of the following milestones: winning at least one ICC trophy, including the Cricket World Cup, ICC Test Championship Mace, ICC Men's T20 World Cup, or ICC Champions Trophy. Alternatively, the nominee can qualify by being named the ICC Player of the Tournament in any of these competitions at least once. These criteria highlight both team success and individual brilliance, ensuring that the nominees have not only contributed to their teams' achievements on the world stage but have also exhibited outstanding personal performances in major international tournaments.
Nominations
The following were the nominations and winners for the ICC Awards of the Decade:
ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Decade
Virat Kohli 'Winner'
ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Decade
ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Decade
Virat Kohli - Winner
ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Decade
ICC Men's T20I Cricketer of the Decade
ICC Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Decade
ICC Men's Associate Cricketer of the Decade
ICC Women's Associate Cricketer of the Decade
Kathryn Bryce - Winner
MS Dhoni - Winner