The Best of 2010.

[Pranav]

Now that the year is just about to end, I thought of creating this thread. Who according to you are the best players/teams/performances of the year 2010?

Test Matches-

• Best Batsman:
• Best Bowler:
• Best Batting Performance:
• Best Bowling Performance:
• Best Team:
• Best New Cricketer:

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ODI Matches-

• Best Batsman:
• Best Bowler:
• Best Batting Performance:
• Best Bowling Performance:
• Best Team:
• Best New Cricketer:

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Miscellaneous-

• Best Fielder:
• Most Improved Cricketer:
• Catch of the Year:
• The Most Shocking Upset of the Year:

 

[Pranav]

Test Matches-

• Best Batsman: Sachin Tendulkar
• Best Bowler: Dale Steyn (Graeme Swann is probably up there as well)
• Best Team: India/England

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ODI Matches-

• Best Batsman: Hashim Amla
• Best Bowler: Ryan Harris
• Best Team: Australia/India

These are the only ones I am sure about at the moment.

 

[Highlander999]

Test Matches-

Best Batsman: Trott
Best Bowler: Steyn
Best Batting Performance: England's 2nd innings in the first Ashes test
Best Bowling Performance: England bowling Australia out for 98
Best Team: England
Best New Cricketer: Haider (just for being a legend and standing up to corruption)

 

[AbhishekS]

Test Matches:

• Best Batsman: Virender Sehwag
• Best Bowler: Dale Steyn
• Best Team: India

ODI Matches:

• Best Batsman: Virat Kohli (just for the amount of improvement shown by him)

Naming just a few about the ones I am confident about.

 

[Aditya]

Test Matches-
Best Batsman: Sachin Tendulkar
Best Bowler: Dale Steyn
Best Batting Performance: Sachin Tendulkar's 200 vs Sri Lanka
Best Bowling Performance: England bowling Australia out for 98 in the 4th Ashes test
Best Team: India

ODI Matches-
Best Batsman: Hashim Amla
Best Bowler: Dale Steyn
Best Batting Performance: Sachin's 200 vs South Africa
Best Team: India

 

[mohit_dude10]

Test Matches-
Best Batsmen: Sachin and Amla
Best Bowler: Zaheer
Best Batting Performance: Laxman's 73 @ Mohali vs Australia
Best Bowling Performance: Steyn's 7/51 against India earlier this year.
Best Team: India
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ODI Matches-
Best Batsman: AB Devilliers
Best Bowler: Ryan Harris
Best Batting Performance: Sachin's 200 Of course.
Best Team: South Africa

 

[Adarsh]

2010 Bowling Stats :
Steyn - Average = 21.41 , SR = 39.0
Z Khan - Average = 21.97, SR = 39.8
Amir - Average = 22.33, SR = 45.7
Anderson - Average = 22.96, SR = 48.7
Swann - Average = 25.96, SR = 54.0

I didn't know those stats till I just looked em up. Zaheer's figures are simply stunning given that he's played on flat subcontinent wickets against some top sides this year. Given the pressure on him to perform , and his importance to India I'd say he's been the best bowler of 2010. Arguably...Steyn may also have a say about that.

Best batsman, well the top performers have been Sachin, Sehwag, Trott, Cook, Amla, Kallis. These are the batsmen who've scored over 1000 runs this year.

Sachin - 14 Matches, 1562 , Average = 78.10
Sehwag - 14 Matches, 1422, Average = 61.82, SR = 90
Trott - 14 Matches, 1325, Average = 66.25
Cook - 14 Matches, 1287, Average = 58.50
Amla - 11 Matches, 1249, Average = 78.06
Kallis - 11 Matches, 1198, Average = 79.86

Sehwag's failed in South Africa so I don't think he can lay a claim. Trott and Cook have been excellent in Australia, but Cook failed in England against quality bowling.

Overall, I think it's between Sachin, Amla and Kallis averagewise. Since Sachin scored more, cough *and since there's a tiny bit of bias as I really enjoy watching him* cough, I'd have to give it to Tendulkar.

Best team - I'd say England. Whooped the Aussies, yay !

 

[Dare]

Test Matches-

• Best Batsman: Hasim Amla
• Best Bowler: Dale Steyn
• Best Batting Performance: Mike Hussey 61 and 116 (3rd Ashes test)
• Best Bowling Performance: Dale Steyn 7/51
• Best Team: South Africa
• Best New Cricketer: Darren Bravo

ODI Matches-

• Best Batsman: Ab de Villiers
• Best Bowler: Ryan Harris
• Best Batting Performance: Sachin 200
• Best Bowling Performance: Ryan Harris 5/19
• Best Team: Sri Lanka
• Best New Cricketer: Ryan Harris

Miscellaneous-

• Best Fielder: Ab de Villiers
• Most Improved Cricketer: Morne Morkel
• Catch of the Year: Ab de Villiers and David Hussey IPL 2010
• The Most Shocking Upset of the Year: Bangladesh 4-0 over New Zealand

 

[Howsie]

Test Matches

Best Batsmen - Sachin Tendulkar
Best Bowler - Dale Steyn
Best Batting Performance - VVS Laxman 73* against Australia
Best Bowling Performance - Dale Steyn 7/51 against India
Best Team - India
Best New Cricketer - Kane Williamson/Steven Finn

ODI Matches

Best Batsmen - AB de Villers
Best Bowler - Ryan Harris
Best Batting Performance - Sachin Tendulkar 200* against South Africa
Best Bowling Performance - Umar Gul 6/42 against England

 

[Cricketman]

Test Matches:

• Best Batsman: Virender Sehwag
• Best Bowler: Dale Steyn
• Best Team: Delhi

ODI Matches:

• Best Batsman: Virat Kohli (just for the amount of improvement shown by him)

Naming just a few about the ones I am confident about.

Fixed

 

[War]

Test Matches

Best Batsmen - Sachin Tendulkar
Best Bowler - Dale Steyn
Best Batting Performance - VVS Laxman 73* against Australia
Best Bowling Performance - Dale Steyn 7/51 against India
Best Team - India
Best New Cricketer - Kane Williamson/Steven Finn

ODI Matches

Best Batsmen - AB de Villers
Best Bowler - Ryan Harris
Best Batting Performance - Sachin Tendulkar 200* against South Africa
Best Bowling Performance - Umar Gul 6/42 against England

This seem about right here.

Off my head without checking much stats. I wonder what a test XI for 2010 would look like. Something like:

Sehwag
Cook/Smith/Strauss
Amla/Trott/Sangakkara
Tendulkar
Kallis
De Villiers
Prior/Dhoni
Swann
Steyn
Khan
Aamir/Morkel/Asif

 

[Chewie]

I'd be tempted to play McCullum as keeper, even though he only kept in the first half of the year. 6 innings as the keeper he scored 388 runs @ 77.6 with two centuries and a half century, and for all his tests this year, he has 758 runs from 6 matches @ 75.8 with 3 centuries including a double.

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Oh and that's more runs than Dhoni scored in 13 matches/19 innings, and Prior in 14/20

 

[Howsie]

This seem about right here.

Off my head without checking much stats. I wonder what a test XI for 2010 would look like. Something like:

Sehwag
Cook/Smith/Strauss
Amla/Trott/Sangakkara
Tendulkar
Kallis
De Villiers
Prior/Dhoni
Swann
Steyn
Khan
Aamir/Morkel/Asif

Tamim Iqbal, James Anderson perhaps? I came up with -

1. Virender Sehwag
2. Tamim Iqbal
3. Hashim Amla
4. Sachin Tendulkar
5. Jacques Kallis
6. AB de Villers
7. MS Dhoni
8. Graeme Swann
9. Dale Steyn
10. Zaheer Khan
11. James Anderson

 

[Cricketman]

Virender Sehwag
Shane Watson
Hashim Amla
Sachin Tendulkar
VVS Laxman
AB de Villiers
MS Dhoni
Graeme Swann
Dale Steyn
Zaheer Khan
Jimmy Anderson

I like, I like.

 

[War]

I'd be tempted to play McCullum as keeper, even though he only kept in the first half of the year. 6 innings as the keeper he scored 388 runs @ 77.6 with two centuries and a half century, and for all his tests this year, he has 758 runs from 6 matches @ 75.8 with 3 centuries including a double.

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Oh and that's more runs than Dhoni scored in 13 matches/19 innings, and Prior in 14/20

Ye fair point. McCullum was peaking as keeper bat just before he gave up the gloves one can say.

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Tamim Iqbal, James Anderson perhaps? I came up with -

1. Virender Sehwag
2. Tamim Iqbal
3. Hashim Amla
4. Sachin Tendulkar
5. Jacques Kallis
6. AB de Villers
7. MS Dhoni
8. Graeme Swann
9. Dale Steyn
10. Zaheer Khan
11. James Anderson

I had to just check what Tamim did this year in tests, since i forgot what he did. So yea i guess he did enough to be considered, not sure whether id pick yet. Have to eventually go through some stats, since as i said i did pick my team just now basically off my head.