The 20 cricketing images that define the last decade

#16 David Warner mocking Sandpaper Gate against England

Warner had the humour to deal with the crowd chants aimed at him (Credits: TheSportsRush)

Despite a wretched 2019 Ashes, David Warner still had the humour and wherewithal to delve deep into his pockets and show that they were empty, responding to banter from the English fans. Pure theatre.

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#15 1st Day-Night Test at the Adelaide Oval

The 1st Day-Night Test took place at Adelaide (Credits: espncricinfo)

The Trans-Tasman rivals, Australia and New Zealand played out the first instalment of the Day-Night Test under the glittering Adelaide Oval floodlights. A historic moment for the game indeed.

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#14 Sachin Tendulkar conquers Mt.200 in ODIs

Sachin became the 1st batsman to score 200 in ODIs

Sachin Tendulkar, one of the greatest ODI batsmen of his generation, became the first to scale the 200-run barrier in ODIs. Well, some records seem written in the stars, don’t they?

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#13 Ben Stokes getting hit for 4 sixes against Carlos Brathwaite

Stokes was inconsolable on that night in Kolkata

The original ‘remember the name’ moment; Ben Stokes squandered a world title-winning opportunity when he was hammered for 4 sixes by Carlos Brathwaite in the ICC World T20 2016 final. Absolutely distraught, the Englishman couldn’t put to bed those ghosts, until a rather manic 2019 cricketing summer came about…