Top 3 batsmen with most international runs in a decade

#2 Ricky Ponting - 18,962 runs in the 2000s

Ricky Ponting

Ricky Ponting is regarded as one of the greatest batsmen and captains in the history of the game.

The former Australian captain had a great decade in the 2000s on both the personal and team level. As a captain, Ponting led his team to two World Cup wins in 2003 and 2007 without losing even a single match.

Ponting also had a great decade as a batsman. He was an impact player who had the ability to decide the course of the game single-handedly. Ponting had a knack of rising to the occasion, as he did in the final of the 2003 World Cup where he scored an unbeaten 140 to win the World Cup against India.

The right-handed batsman scored 55 centuries and 98 half-centuries across all the formats in international cricket between 2000-2009. He totaled 18,962 runs at an average slightly less than 50 in the decade.