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Wisden Award 2021 announced

To perpetuate the 50th anniversary of the first One-Day International, five ODI cricketers of the decade have been listed in Wisden Almanack’s 2021 edition. One cricketer has been selected from each decade between 1971 and 2021, with the Indian captain been granted the award for the 2010s.

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List of winners:

  • India captain Virat Kohli Wisden Almanack’s ODI player of the 2010s.
  • Sachin Tendulkar is the ODI Cricketer of the 1990s.
  • Kapil Dev was named as the ODI Cricketer for the 1980s.
  • England all-rounder Ben Stokes is ‘Leading Cricketer of the Year’.
  • Australia’s Beth Mooney is ‘Leading Women’s Cricketer in the World’.
  • West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard was adjudged the ‘Leading T20 Cricketer in the World’.
  • Meanwhile, Jason Holder, Mohammed Rizwan, Dom Sibley, Zak Crawley, and Darren Stevens have been awarded the Wisden Cricketers of the Year 2021.

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Sumit Arora

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