Virat Kohli and Ravi Ashwin Finish with Most Runs and Most Wickets in International Cricket in the Decade

Published 12/25/2019, 6:59 AM EST

Making his debut in the 2010, Ravichandran Ashwin, by 2019 can boast of a record that places him among the bowlers of the decade. Over Test, T20Is and ODIs, Ravi Ashwin has a combined 564 wickets in the decade which is more than anyone else during that period.

Although Ashwin came in as a limited overs specialist, it did not take him long to settle and become one of the best. Out of the 564 wickets, 366 have come in the Test matches and 254 in test matches at home at an impressive average of just under 23.

What makes his haul of most wickets in the decade more impressive is that he hasn’t played in a limited overs match for India in the last two years.

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Year-wise breakdown of Ashwin’s test numbers:

Year	Matches	Wickets	Best	Average	5WI
2011	4	26	6/47	24.80	2
2012	8	37	6/31	37.75	3
2013	7	41	7/103	22.51	4
2014	4	10	3/72	43.80	0
2015	9	62	7/66	17.20	7
2016	12	72	7/59	23.90	8
2017	11	56	6/41	27.58	2
2018	10	38	4/27	25.36	0
2019	5	20	7/145	24.15	1

(Stats: Espncricinfo)

The bowlers finishing behind Ashwin are James Anderson (564), Stuart Broad (525), Tim Southee (472), Trent Boult (458).

Virat Kohli- highest in a few categories:

The “decade’s most” in the batting is also led by an Indian. Virat Kohli, apart from scoring the most international runs, has a few more numbers to show for. His 42 hundreds is 22 more than the next best, while he also has just over a half century of half centuries (52). Known for his fitness, Kohli has also played in the most number of matches in the decade (227).

Virat Kohli this decade:
🏏 5,775 more international runs than anyone else 🤯
🏏 22 more international hundreds than anyone else 😮 pic.twitter.com/u1ZA97ARRn
— ICC (@ICC) December 24, 2019

Kohli was competing with his teammate Rohit Sharma for the most wickets in 2019 when India were playing their last match of the year against West Indies. Kohli triumphed with a match-winning innings which ensured that he would finish the year as the highest scorer. After the match, Kohli felt that the year has been, in fact, good for Indian cricket, but not being able to win the World Cup was a disappointment.

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“2019 has been one of the best years for Indian cricket. Apart from the 30 minutes in the World Cup, it’s been a great year. We’ll keep chasing that ICC trophy. But apart from that, the way we’ve played has been satisfying. Having a bunch of fast bowlers who can bowl out any opposition anywhere – them taking the attention away from the spinners in India is a huge achievement,” Kohli said after another man of the match performance in the third ODI against West Indies.

Year-wise breakdown of Kohli’s runs since 2010

Year	Matches	Runs	Highest	Average	Centuries
2010	27	1021	118	48.61	3
2011	43	1644	117	39.14	4
2012	40	2186	183	53.31	8
2013	43	1913	119	53.13	6
2014	38	2286	169	55.75	8
2015	31	1307	147	38.44	4
2016	37	2595	235	86.50	7
2017	46	2818	243	68.73	11
2018	37	2735	160*	68.37	11
2019	44	2455	254*	64.60	7

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(Stats: Espncricinfo)

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