‘IPL T20 Team of the Decade’: Rashid Latif takes a dig at ICC

Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif has taken a dig at the International Cricket Council (ICC) after cricket’s governing body announced the Men’s T20I Team of the Decade.  

The T20I XI includes four players from India, two Australians, two West Indies players, one from South Africa and a player each from Afghanistan and Sri Lanka.

No cricketer from England, New Zealand and Pakistan were included in the team.

Replying to ICC’s tweet, Latif seemed unimpressed with the choices made and termed it as an Indian Premier League (IPL) Team of the Decade.

“TYPO Error {They forget to write IPL-T20s team for the decade},” Latif tweeted.

TYPO Error {They forget to write IPL-T20s team for the decade}

— Rashid Latif ®️🇵🇰🌹 (@iRashidLatif68) December 27, 2020

Former speedster Shoaib Akhtar also agreed with Rashid Latif on the aforementioned tweet by simply stating “as expected”.

As expected. https://t.co/1M0YUq537d

— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) December 27, 2020

The ICC Men’s ODI and Test teams of the decade were also announced on the same day.

ICC Men’s ODI Team of the Decade

Rohit Sharma, David Warner, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Shakib Al Hasan, MS Dhoni (c,wk), Ben Stokes, Mitchell Starc, Trent Boult, Imran Tahir and Lasith Malinga.

ICC Test Team of the Decade

Alastair Cook, David Warner, Kane Williamson, Virat Kohli (c), Steve Smith, Kumar Sangakkara (wk), Ben Stokes, Ravi Ashwin, Dale Steyn, Stuart Broad, James Anderson.

The ICC Awards of the Decade is a one-off edition of the annual awards programme, aimed at celebrating the stand-out performers and moments from the past ten years of international cricket.

The nominees for each of the categories were determined according to on-field performances, impact on the game and overall achievements for a sustained period of time across the last decade.

To be an eligible nominee, a player must have made international appearances in the relevant format for at least 5 (five) years during the performance period.