Indian captain Virat Kohli included in the list of five 'Best Cricketers of the Decade' by Wisden with Australian batsman Steve Smith. The other three players are AB de Villiers and Dale Steyn of South Africa and Australian women's cricketer Ellyse Perry. The 31-year-old Kohli has scored 5775 more runs and 22 more centuries than other players in this decade. He is the only player among active cricketers to have an average of over 50 in all formats.He is India's most successful captain and he has won seven consecutive Tests.
Australian batsman Steve Smith, who returned after a one-year ban, has scored 7070 runs in 71 Tests with 26 centuries and 27 fifties. Perry, the only female cricketer included in the list, has scored 4023 runs in all formats and has also taken 289 wickets. She is the only cricketer to have taken 1000 runs and 100 in T20.
De Villiers, who retired in May 2018, has scored 20014 runs in 420 matches at an average of over 50. At the same time, Steyn, the only bowler included in the list, has taken 696 wickets in 262 matches for South Africa.
