This decade has witnessed the emergence of arguably the greatest ODI batsman ever. In Virat Kohli, India has found a champion batsman and a captain who has already become a demi-god in his country. Very few players have scored at as consistent a rate as Kohli. The Indian skipper is currently the only batsman with a 50+ average in all 3 formats of the game.
He was still a raw talent at the start of his decade but as we move forward to the next decade, he is the best ODI batsman in world cricket without a shade of doubt. The class and the ease with which he has dominated opposition bowlers in this format speaks volume about a man who was touted as an arrogant kid when he announced his arrival in international cricket.
Over the last decade, Virat Kohli has played some exceptional knocks and has been a chase master. The 31-year-old right-hander from Delhi has been at the centre of many of India's most famous run chases in the past decade. The modern master has smashed 42 centuries in this decade and is just 6 centuries away from equalling Sachin Tendulkar’s record.
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Arya Sekhar Chakraborty
Arya is a cricket journalist with around 8 years of experience who writes informative listicles and is in charge of text commentary at Sportskeeda. He is a graduate in Journalism, Psychology, and English, and has previously worked for websites such as CricTracker, SportzWiki, Cricket Addictor, Cricfit, OneCricket, and Cricket Exchange. His vast experience has led him to know the pulse of his readers and he cross-checks information from a number of credible sources before writing a single word for their sake.
A former Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) U14 and U16 player, Arya's tryst with cricket began after watching Sachin Tendulkar in action during his childhood. He is an ardent fan of Mumbai Indians (MI) owing to Tendulkar's initial involvement and also bleeds blue for his national team. He is an admirer of Test cricket as he feels the red-ball format teaches one about every facet of life.
Arya, who feels ODIs should not be completely replaced with T20Is owing to the former's pacing and charm, would like to go back in time to 1998 and watch the Master Blaster in action. He has experience in interviewing a few Bengali cricketers such as Kazi Junaid Saifi, Shib Shankar Pal, Sayan Ghosh and Prayas Ray Barman. He has also translated a couple of Bengali cricket books, and made Indian Premier League (IPL) pre-match videos.
He likes to spend time with his family and binge on web series during his spare time.
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