Not many batsmen have been as consistent year after year as Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli have been across formats. Here’s a closer look at their annual stats, along with other Indian batsmen across formats.
Most runs for India in a calendar year across all formats
| Player | Year | Running | Innings | High score | Average | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virat Kohli | 2017 | 2818 | 52 | 243 | 68.73 | 11/10 |
| Virat Kohli | 2018 | 2735 | 47 | 160* | 68.37 | 11/9 |
| Rahul Dravid | 1999 | 2626 | 62 | 190 | 46.89 | 10/9 |
| Virat Kohli | 2016 | 2595 | 41 | 235 | 86.50 | 7/13 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 1999 | 2580 | 60 | 183 | 47.77 | 6/17 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 1998 | 2541 | 42 | 177 | 68.67 | 12/8 |
| Virat Kohli | 2019 | 2455 | 46 | 254* | 64.60 | 7/14 |
| Rohit Sharma | 2019 | 2442 | 47 | 212 | 53.08 | 10/10 |
| Virender Sehwag | 2008 | 2355 | 46 | 319 | 52.33 | 4/14 |
| Virat Kohli | 2014 | 2286 | 47 | 169 | 55.75 | 8/12 |
| Rahul Dravid | 2002 | 2270 | 50 | 217 | 54.04 | 6/12 |
| Gautam Gambhir | 2008 | 2262 | 44 | 206 | 55.17 | 6/13 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 1996 | 2234 | 47 | 177 | 49.64 | 8/11 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 2007 | 2226 | 47 | 239 | 50.59 | 3/15 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 2007 | 2201 | 48 | 122* | 50.02 | 3/19 |
Key insights on most runs scored for India in a calendar year
Records for total runs in a calendar year
Virat Kohli has scored the most runs for India in a calendar year across all formats, combined 2818 runs against an average of 68.73 in 52 innings in 2017.
This total of 2818 journeys in 2017 is also the most runs by an Indian captain in a year across all formats.
Kohli is the only batter to score More than 2000 runs in seven calendar years in all formats.
He has gathered More than 2000 runs in four consecutive yearsextend its beautiful shape 2019 immediately 2455 run year.
Kohli has scored More than 2500 runs in three different years—2016, 2017And 2018-most times by a batsman in different formats.
Sachin Tendulkar was the first Indian batsman to assemble More than 2000 runs for different formats in a calendar year, score 2234 runs in 1996.
General, Tendulkar has aggregated More than 1000 runs in 16 different yearsthe most among Indian batsmen across all formats.
Milestones and performance records
Kohli is the only Indian batsman to score 20 or more scores over fifty in five different calendar years in all formats.
Sourav Ganguly scored the most fifty plus scores in different formats in a year, great 23 fifty plus scores to power his 2580 runs in 1999.
Tendulkar raised 12 centuries in 1998most by an Indian batsman in a year across all formats.
Kohli (11 each in 2017 And 2018), Rahul Dravid (10 in 1999), and Rohit Sharma (10 in 2019) are the other batters to bust 10 or more centuries in one year in all formats.
Format specific and bat speed records
Kohli has achieved and scored the highest average across the formats in a year 2595 runs bee 86.50 in 41 innings in 2016 (minimum 1000 balls faced).
Virender Sehwaghas now scored faster in a year, remarkably 127.17 while scoring 1582 runs in 33 turns in different sizes (minimum 1000 balls with faces).
Tendulkar has collected the most ODI running for India in a calendar year, after scoring 1894 runs in 33 innings in 1998. See General.
Tendulkar scored the most Test drives for India in a calendar year, added together 1562 runs in 23 innings in 2010. See General.
Suryakumar Yadav scored the most T20I running for India in a year, after it had rallied 1164 runs in 31 innings in 2022. See General.
Home and away performances and Wicketkeeper records
Kohli is the other batter that needs to be collected More than 1000 runs in 10 consecutive yearsafter I did this from 2010 to 2019.
In 2018, Kohli aggregated 2098 runs in 40 turns outside India, most by an Indian batsman in away games within a year in different formats.
Kohli scored 1704 of his 2818 will be running in India in 2017most by an Indian batsman home soil within a year in different formats.
MS Dhoni has scored the most runs as a wicketkeeper in a year across all formats, when tallied 1751 runs in 40 turns in 2009.
Dhoni scored More than 1000 runs as a wicketkeeper 10 consecutive years by 2005 to 2014 in all formats.
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