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2010 in cricket
The year 2010 featured major international events including the ICC World Twenty20, prominent bilateral series such as Ashes series encounters and high-profile tours by India national cricket team, Australia national cricket team, England cricket team, and Pakistan national cricket team, plus domestic competitions across the Indian Premier League, County Championship, and Sheffield Shield. Star performances involved players from Australia national cricket team, India national cricket team, South Africa national cricket team, Sri Lanka national cricket team, and West Indies cricket team, while administrative and governance issues in organizations like the International Cricket Council and Board of Control for Cricket in India shaped scheduling and venues.
The year saw the ICC World Twenty20 hosted by West Indies featuring teams such as England cricket team, Australia national cricket team, Pakistan national cricket team, India national cricket team, and South Africa national cricket team; the tournament included venues in Kensington Oval, Sabina Park, and Queen's Park Oval and showcased players like Kevin Pietersen, AB de Villiers, Shane Watson, Chris Gayle, and Mahela Jayawardene. The Asia Cup schedule and qualification impacted match-ups among Bangladesh national cricket team, Sri Lanka national cricket team, Pakistan national cricket team, Afghanistan national cricket team, and India national cricket team while associate competitions such as the ICC World Cricket League tournaments involved Netherlands national cricket team, Scotland national cricket team, Ireland national cricket team, and Kenya national cricket team. Multi-national events included triangular and quadrangular series in Australia, England, and Zimbabwe featuring squads led by captains like Graeme Smith, MS Dhoni, Ricky Ponting, and Alastair Cook.
Domestic highlights included the Indian Premier League franchise contests in Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers Bangalore, and Delhi Daredevils with marquee players such as Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Yuvraj Singh, Rohit Sharma, and Virender Sehwag. In England, the County Championship featured sides like Sussex County Cricket Club, Yorkshire County Cricket Club, Lancashire County Cricket Club, and the Middlesex County Cricket Club with overseas imports like Dale Steyn, Graeme Swann, and Nick Compton. Australian domestic competitions including the Sheffield Shield and Big Bash League franchises such as Sydney Sixers, Melbourne Stars, Perth Scorchers, and Brisbane Heat involved players like Michael Hussey, David Warner, Watson, and Brad Haddin. South African domestic tournaments including the SuperSport Series featured sides like Cape Cobras, Titans, and Highveld Lions with participants such as Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, and AB de Villiers.
Key bilateral series included England in Australia for the Ashes series featuring Andrew Strauss, Cook, Kevin Pietersen, Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke, and Watson. India national cricket team in Bangladesh in 2010 and India in South Africa tours involved stars such as Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, VVS Laxman, Hashim Amla, and AB de Villiers. Pakistan national cricket team in England in 2010 and Pakistan in Australia generated contests featuring Shahid Afridi, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, and Darren Lehmann. Tours by Sri Lanka national cricket team to Zimbabwe and New Zealand national cricket team fixtures against West Indies produced performances from Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara, Brendon McCullum, Ross Taylor, Chris Gayle, and Darren Sammy.
Individual milestones included Sachin Tendulkar passing landmarks in One Day International runs and Virender Sehwag recording high-score feats alongside Hashim Amla achieving prolific innings in Test cricket for South Africa national cricket team. Bowlers such as Dale Steyn, James Anderson, Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, Muttiah Muralitharan, and Shane Bond registered career-defining series wicket tallies and strike-rate improvements across formats. Team statistical highlights encompassed highest successful run-chases, series victories by England cricket team and India national cricket team in challenging conditions, and ranking movements in the ICC Test Championship, ICC ODI Championship, and ICC T20I Championship affecting nations like Australia national cricket team, New Zealand national cricket team, Bangladesh national cricket team, and Zimbabwe national cricket team.
Annual awards from the International Cricket Council honored players with ICC Cricketer of the Year, ICC Test Player of the Year, ICC ODI Player of the Year, and ICC T20I Performance of the Year nominees including Sachin Tendulkar, AB de Villiers, MS Dhoni, Kumar Sangakkara, Graeme Smith, and Watson. Domestic awards such as the Wisden Cricketers of the Year spotlighted contributors like Andrew Strauss, Jonathan Trott, Tim Bresnan, Eoin Morgan, and Cook. Franchise recognitions in the Indian Premier League and Big Bash League acknowledged leading run-scorers and wicket-takers such as Suresh Raina, Chris Gayle, Lasith Malinga, and Muttiah Muralitharan.
The cricket community marked the passing of notable figures including former internationals, coaches, and administrators associated with England cricket team, Australia national cricket team, West Indies cricket team, and India national cricket team. Retirement announcements from established players such as Ricky Ponting (note: active context varies), Michael Hussey, Shane Warne, Kevin Pietersen (note: active context varies), and long-serving domestic stalwarts altered squad compositions for County Championship, Sheffield Shield, and international fixtures, prompting transitions involving upcoming talents like Kumar Sangakkara, Joe Root, Warner, and Kane Williamson.