Top 10 Test match run-scorers of the decade

#6 Hashim Amla (South Africa)- 6,695 runs

Amla has been crucial to all the success South Africa have had over the last decade

The last decade has been one of the most successful in South Africa’s history since their readmission. The likes of Graeme Smith, Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers and Dale Steyn have all had a vital impact on the performances of South Africa, in a decade that saw them being the number one ranked Test side in the world for a period of time. Very few have had the same impact as Hashim Amla.

The 36-year-old was very much an old fashioned batsman, who valued his wicket above all else, and he experienced so much success because of that. This was never clearer than the two-game series away in India in 2010, when he scored 490 runs, making centuries in each of his three innings, and being dismissed only once. Prior to announcing his international retirement earlier this year, he scored 28 Test match centuries, with 21 of them coming this decade.