Kohli named Test skipper of the decade, Dhoni ODI leader by Cricket Australia

Indian skipper Virat Kohli has been named the captain of Test XI of the decade while Mahendra Singh Dhoni was chosen as the leader of its ODI team of the decade by Cricket Australia’s official website.

It is not a shocker that Kohli, who has arguably been one of the best batsmen over the past decade, finds himself in both the Test and ODI teams. The 31-year-old is on a record-breaking spree as a captain as he as already amassed 70 international hundreds and is only behind Ricky Ponting (71) and Sachin Tendulkar (100).

Kohli, who averages more than 50 in all formats, is also third in the list of leading run-scorers of all time with 21,444 runs, behind Ponting (27,483) and Tendulkar (34,357).

The India skipper has scored runs all around the world but Australia has been a special place for him, having scored nine hundreds (six in Tests, three in ODIs) Down Under.

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Kohli is primed to shatter more records, having ended 2019 as the leading run-getter.

The others in the Test XI of the decade include Alastair Cook, David Warner, Kane Williamson, Steve Smith, AB de Villiers, Ben Stokes, Dale Steyn, Stuart Broad, Nathan Lyon and James Anderson, cricket.com.au posted.

The websites ODI team of the decade is led by Dhoni, who captained India to two World titles, in 2007 and 2011, respectively.

Rohit Sharma, who had a memorable 2019, which included five hundreds in the World Cup, is one of the openers in the team alongside Hashim Amla.

Kohli is the undisputed number three, followed by de Villiers, Shakib Al Hasan, Jos Buttler, Dhoni, Rashid Khan Mitchell Starc, Trent Boult and Lasith Malinga.

(With inputs from agencies)