A look back at the decade 2010-2019
The highest highs, the lowest lows, triumphs, scandals, crises and sagas - ESPNcricinfo's writers look back on the decade that was
ESPNcricinfo staff
27-Dec-2019
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The highest highs, the lowest lows, triumphs, scandals, crises and sagas - ESPNcricinfo's writers look back on the decade that was
What did cricket in the 2010s teach us?
In this past decade the game has both grown and shrunk, been haunted by past demons, and found resilience in mutability, Osman Samiuddin says
In this past decade the game has both grown and shrunk, been haunted by past demons, and found resilience in mutability, Osman Samiuddin says
Team report cards: England's gold, Australia's fall, Pakistan's homecoming
A review of how England, Australia, Pakistan, West Indies, women's cricket, Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka fared between 2010 and 2019
A review of how England, Australia, Pakistan, West Indies, women's cricket, Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka fared between 2010 and 2019
Team report cards: Kohli's champions, New Zealand's finest, and the new Test nations
How India, Bangladesh, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland and Afghanistan fared between 2010 and 2019
How India, Bangladesh, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland and Afghanistan fared between 2010 and 2019
In his sixth attempt, Sachin Tendulkar finally won his first World Cup, in 2011. The sight of him being carried around the Wankhede Stadium by his team-mates will remain one of the enduring images of the 2010s•Michael Steele/Getty Images
'Because of VVS, India came close to winning a Test series in South Africa'
Ashish Nehra picks the best performance he watched in the 2010s
Ashish Nehra picks the best performance he watched in the 2010s
'That was the best kiss I've ever had'
What they said: the most memorable quotes of the 2010s
What they said: the most memorable quotes of the 2010s
Monster runs, the rise of T20, a tragic loss and the shadow of fixing
The images that defined the decade
The images that defined the decade
India were introduced to the tricks of Mustafizur Rahman in Dhaka in June 2015. It was Tamim Iqbal's favourite performance of the 2010s•AFP/Getty Images
'The moment Grant Elliott hit that ball, everyone started jumping up and down'
Suzie Bates picks the best performance she watched in the 2010s
Suzie Bates picks the best performance she watched in the 2010s
Eleven things we'll remember the 2010s for
Andrew Fernando on boundary countbacks, tabloid stings, bans, sandpaper v sticky tape, and a heartbreaking loss cricket might never recover from
Andrew Fernando on boundary countbacks, tabloid stings, bans, sandpaper v sticky tape, and a heartbreaking loss cricket might never recover from
Two players made it to ESPNcricinfo's decade XI in all three formats•BCCI
'Seeing Mustafizur against India on debut was a special surprise'
Tamim Iqbal remembers the best cricket performance he watched in the 2010s
Tamim Iqbal remembers the best cricket performance he watched in the 2010s
Quiz: Have these pairs played together for a T20 team somewhere in the 2010s?
Ten (unlikely) pairs who may or may not have played in the same T20 XI in the last decade
Ten (unlikely) pairs who may or may not have played in the same T20 XI in the last decade
Harmanpreet Kaur's 171 not out was a career-defining innings. Jhulan Goswami picks it as the best performance she watched in the 2010s•Getty Images
Kohli, Rohit, Bumrah, de Villiers and Perry make it to our XIs of 2010s
ESPNcricinfo staffers pick their Test, ODI, T20 and women's XIs of the last decade
ESPNcricinfo staffers pick their Test, ODI, T20 and women's XIs of the last decade
'The way Harmanpreet performed despite the physical pain she was in was unbelievable'
Jhulan Goswami picks the best match she watched in the 2010s
Jhulan Goswami picks the best match she watched in the 2010s
Vote for your women's cricketer of 2010-2019 (semi-final)
The final four are in
The final four are in
As many as 7177 T20s - both international and leagues/domestic - were played between 2010 and 2019•Getty Images
Stats review: The T20 explosion, India's dominance, and Kohli's ODI gluttony
In the 2010s, everyone played a lot of T20, no team was as imposing as Australia were in the 2000s, and Malinga and Kohli were unstoppable
In the 2010s, everyone played a lot of T20, no team was as imposing as Australia were in the 2000s, and Malinga and Kohli were unstoppable
Steven Asks: How closely did you follow cricket in the 2010s?
Take the quiz on the highlights and lowlights in cricket from the last ten years
Take the quiz on the highlights and lowlights in cricket from the last ten years
Brendon McCullum's 13-hour triple-hundred against India is Sikandar Raza's pick for performance of the decade•Getty Images
Watch: Dhoni's love, Ajmal's bluff, DRS guff, and KP rebuffed
World Cup triumphs, bans, comebacks and clapbacks - the 2010s were an eventful decade in cricket
World Cup triumphs, bans, comebacks and clapbacks - the 2010s were an eventful decade in cricket
'McCullum proved attacking batsmen can get big scores too'
Sikandar Raza picks the best performance he watched in the 2010s
Sikandar Raza picks the best performance he watched in the 2010s
Readers (and ESPNcricinfo staff) pick their men's and women's player of the decade
Four semi-finalists. One men's cricketer of the decade picked by ESPNcricinfo's readers
Four semi-finalists. One men's cricketer of the decade picked by ESPNcricinfo's readers