Top 10 players of the decade

1. Ricky Ponting 60 points (13 No. 1s, 6 No. 2s, 9 No. 3s)
2. Jacques Kallis 37 (5, 9, 4) 
3. Adam Gilchrist 29 (7, 3, 2) 
4. Muttiah Muralitharan 27 (3, 5, 8)
5. Glenn McGrath 24 (3, 5, 5) 
6. Sachin Tendulkar 23.5 (3, 5, 4.5) 
7. Shane Warne 20.5 (3. 5. 1.5)
8. Brian Lara 3 (1, 0, 0) 
9. Rahul Dravid 2 (0, 0, 2)
10. Shivnarine Chanderpaul 1 (0, 0, 1)