Top 5 ODI bowlers of the decade 

#1. Mitchell Starc

Mitchell Starc: A proven champion

Matches - 85, Wickets - 172, Average - 20.99, Economy Rate - 5.02, Best Figures - 6/28

22 wickets in the 2015 World Cup, 27 in the 2019 edition, and both times finishing as the leading wicket-taker in the game’s premier tournament. These numbers should be enough for Aussie left-arm seamer Mitchell Starc to clinch the number one slot in this list.

Although there have been times when Starc has been below par, he has always risen to the occasion when it has mattered the most. Remember his dismissal of Brendon McCullum in the 2015 World Cup final!?

The leader of Australia’s pace attack for tmost part of the decade, his ability to strike deadly blows irrespective of the surface on offer is his biggest strength. He can make things happen even when the game seems to be meandering along. His 172 wickets in 85 games translate into a highly impressive tally.

Mitchell Starc: The big-stage match-winner

If one looks at his performance in matches that Australia have won over the last decade, his numbers are stupendous. Starc has 130 dismissals to his name in 55 matches at an average of 16.64 and a strike rate of 21.8. His best in a winning cause, 6 for 43, came against India at Melbourne in 2015. The decade has witnessed Starc’s complete transformation - from under-performing talent to a big-stage match-winner.