8.Shakib Al Hasan
The Bangladeshi cricketer who played all three formats of the game. Internationally, Shakib has been recognized as one of the greatest All-rounder of all time. He was ranked as one of the world’s most famous athletes by ESPN ‘WORLD FAME 100’ in 2019. His aggressive left-handed batting style in the middle order controlled slow left-arm orthodox bowling, and athletic fielding has helped him win trophies in top leagues across the world.
The left-hander has scored more than 6000’ODI runs which includes 47 fifties and 9centuries and the off-spinner have picked 260 ODI wickets under his in ODI alone. Apart from his numbers, his mind-blowing performance in the last world cup made Bangladesh a competent for the world cup. In this World Cup, he has scored 606 runs and 11wickters in 8 matches. He is the best spinner even in the likes of Rashid Khan who picked most of his wickets only in subcontinent against lower-ranking nations. Without competition, he became an office of this decade in ODI format.
9. Lasith Malinga
The yorker king often known called as sling Malinga. Some people became famous because of yorker and death bowling but some people have made yorker and death bowling as a famous art.
Malinga’s unorthodox action and dipping slower ball yorkers are credited with much of his success. He is best known for his ability to take consecutive wickets, with in-swinging yorkers: he is the only bowler in the world to have two World Cup hat-tricks, the only bowler to have taken three hat-tricks in ODIs and the only player to have taken four wickets in four consecutive balls in any form of international cricket twice. He is the only frontline bowler of Srilanka who is an integral part of CWC from 2007 to 2019. He led his team to two consecutive finals and his sling Malinga performance gripped a victory against world cup champions England in the world cup round-robin league matches. He picked 338 ODI wickets at an average of 28 and a potential captain. He is the only fast bowler who can be a part of ODI XI for both decades.
10. Mitchel Starc
Every player will be at the peak of his career during some period of time. But some players will be into their peak of career when it matters the most. Starc is the right example. He is a leading wicket-taker for two consecutive world cups which led his team to win the CWC15. In which he removed in form kiwi captain for a duck in the first over. Which changed the match’s direction and he awarded as a man of series in CWC15.
Even after in and out in Australia’s regular xi he packed himself into the CWC19 with the return of warner and smith from one year ban. They have won all the games in CWC19 except a league match against India and semis against England.
His 172 wickets in ODI at an average of 21 in just 82 matches. His numbers and prime form in Worldcup tell that he is the best bowler of the decade.
11.Bumrah
Whenever he came to bowl whole crowd started to chant boom boom Bumrah. He made the world go crazy for the unorthodox bowling action he is similar to his Mumbai mate Malinga. Both the players became wicket-taker and frontline bowlers of their respective teams won many matches in their last bowling spell by changing the course of the game. His pace and yorker often compared with Malinga he is ending this decade like Malinga did in the previous decade.
When came into the Indian side which is lack of phase bowling after Zaheer’s retirement. Only Bhuvi is maintaining from one end there comes Bumrah changed the face of the Indian bowling attack. He already picked103 wickets for 58inning at an average of around 21 with an economy of 4.49. Bumping bouncer and unplayable yorkers brings aggression to Indian bowling made them vulnerable of the decade.
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