Best ODI XI of the decade among retired players

4. AB de Villiers

How can someone leave AB de Villiers out of an XI from the 2010s-decade? The South African star shocked the world when he announced his retirement from international cricket in May 2018. He was just 34 when he made the decision and seemed to have a lot of cricket left in him. There are rumours that he might return to international cricket but for now, he is counted among the retired players’ list.

The 2010s-decade was fabulous for De Villiers. He has the best average for any player who has played at least 50 ODI games in this decade. Mr 360 as he is called has amassed 6485 runs at an average of 64.20 and a strike-rate of 109.76. He’s rewritten batting records for fun. He has the fastest ODI fifty, fastest ODI ton and also, the fastest ODI 150, all of which came in 2015.

Moreover, 21 out of his 25 ODI hundreds have come in this decade. Thus, not only the retired XI but de Villiers will make it to the best ODI XI of this decade.