The best players of the decade - As its time to bid adieu to 2000s

This decade is coming to a closure soon and with the way cricket is being played these days, the game has a lot more to offer now, than what it had ever before. The last 10 years saw cricket being played much differently than what it earlier. These years saw the conceptualization of the very famous Twenty20 cricket and henceforth, the IPL and the CL. Apart, it also saw players like Ponting, Dravid, Kallis, Murali grow more in their mettle and saw players like the Waugh brothers, Warne, Ambrose take a final call for their cricketing careers. And, it has also seen players like Graeme Smith, Sarwan, Sehwag come into the groove and deliver pure class. Whatever it may be, this decade could be considered one of the best in cricketing history. In same regard, I’ve handpicked some absolute fantastic players, who deserve some appreciation for their cause to uplift the game by their enduring performances. THE STICK HITTERS MOST RUNS The top three run getters in all formats during the period being Ricky Ponting, Jacques Kallis and Mahela Jayawardena, a call to decide who was the best was rather very difficult. But, I strongly felt, it had to be Ponting. He averages not very less than Kallis but has the most runs, best strike rate among the top 3 and ...