Rating 10 best ODI teams of this decade
Which team according to you was the best?
2. England – 8.5/10
The decade can be divided into two halves for England as far as ODI cricket is concerned. It isn’t that they weren’t performing well with the squad they had at the start of this decade. However, that team was a little too defensive in its approach and they played the traditional style of ODI cricket rather than adapting to the modern style.
While they registered some good wins till 2012, they drifted apart slowly. There wasn’t a great deal of success in the next four years and they were even beaten in the Champions Trophy 2013 final. It was only after the World Cup 2015 that England came to the conclusion that they didn’t have adequate resources. Thus, they went with a complete revamp and it is a different story after that.
With all the big hitters, game changers and dynamic players coming in, the team started doing really well. It showed off when they won the 50-over World Cup for the first time ever in 2019. Starting from March 2017, the Brits only lost a couple of series. They won 123 of the 218 games that they played in this decade. England also recorded the highest ODI score ever in this decade and it was a memorable one for them.
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