Wisden Award 2021 announced

Wisden Award 2021 announced

Question:Who has been conferred the Wisden Almanack’s ODI player of the 2010s?
(a) Virat Kohli
(b) Steve Smith
(c) AB de Villiers
(d) Brendon McCullum
Answer: (a)
Related facts:

  • To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first One-Day International, five ODI cricketers of the decade have been listed in Wisden Almanack’s 2021 edition.
  • One cricketer has been selected from each decade between 1971 and 2021.
  • Awardees:
  • Wisden Almanack’s ODI player of the 2010s-Virat Kohli
  • ODI Cricketer of the 1990s-Sachin Tendulkar
  • ODI Cricketer for the 1980s-Kapil Dev
  • Leading Cricketer of the Year-Ben Stokes(England)
  • Leading Women’s Cricketer in the World- Beth Mooney(Australia)
  • Leading T20 Cricketer in the World-Kieron Pollard(West Indies)
  • Wisden Cricketers of the Year 2021- Jason Holder, Mohammed Rizwan, Dom Sibley, Zak Crawley, and Darren Stevens

By-Amar Mani Upadhyay

Links:
https://crickettimes.com/2021/04/wisden-announces-five-cricketers-of-the-year-2021-and-odi-player-of-the-decade/