International cricket in 2010

The 2010 international cricket season was between May and August 2010. The season included a spot-fixing scandal involving the Pakistan team that resulted in three Pakistani cricketers being banned by the International Cricket Council and given prison sentences.

Group stage

 * Afghanistan and Ireland qualified via the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier.
 * Zimbabwe withdrew from the 2009 competition, so failing to achieve a seed or ranking for the 2010 competition.
 * Ireland reached the Super Eight stage of the 2009 competition, and if a test nation, would have been ranked 8th; hence an 8th seed is missing from the competition

Test

 * Jacques Kallis reached 11,000 runs scored in Tests, vs West Indies on 19 June. (6th in All time)
 * 🇦🇺 Ricky Ponting reached 12,000 runs scored in Tests, vs Pakistan on 22 July. (2nd in All time)
 * Muttiah Muralitharan reached 800 wickets taken in Tests, vs India on 22 July. (1st in All time)
 * 🇮🇳Sachin Tendulkar reached 14,000 runs scored in Tests vs Australia.(1st in All time)
 * 🇮🇳Sachin Tendulkar became the first batsman to reach 50 Test Centuries in Tests vs South Africa. (1st in All time)

ODI

 * 🇦🇺 Ricky Ponting reached 13,000 runs scored in ODIs, vs England on 30 June. (3rd in All time)
 * Mahela Jayawardene reached 9,000 runs scored in ODIs, vs India on 28 August. (13th in All time)

T20I

 * Brendon McCullum reached 1,000 runs scored in T20Is, vs Zimbabwe on 4 May. (1st in All time)

Test
🇮🇳Sachin Tendulkar played highest number of Test Matches (176*) vs undefined on 26 December.

🇵🇰Mohammad Amir became the youngest player to take 5 wickets in England (18 years 130 days).

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Jonathan Trott and Stuart Broad set the highest 8th wicket partnership, 332 runs, in Test history in the 4th Test Match between England and Pakistan at Lords.

ODI
🇮🇳Sachin Tendulkar scored 200* vs undefined 1st Double century in History of ODI Cricket