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Top 5 Run Scorers in Test Cricket in 2016

by Ragjyoti Deshmukh 22nd July 2021
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Today we discuss the Cricketers with the most Test runs in 2016. The 2016 season saw Ben Stokes score 258 runs against South Africa which would become the highest score at number 6 in test cricket. This double hundred would also surpass Virender Sehwag’s knock to be the second quickest double hundred. Here we talk about the batters who scored the most Test runs in 2016.

5. Azhar Ali (Pakistan)

The Pakistan right handed batter, Azhar Ali, was part of the national team in 2016. Ali would scored 1198 runs from 22 innings of 11 test matches at an average little below 65. His scores would include 4 fifties and 3 hundreds while scoring these runs and his highest score was 302 not out against West Indies Cricket team at Dubai. With these statistics, Azhar Ali featured in the top 5 list for the most Test runs in 2016 as he became the highest run- scoring batter for Pakistan.

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4. Virat Kohli (India)

The Indian Batter Virat Kohli gathered 1215 runs from 18 innings of 12 test matches at an average of 75 in the year 2016 in test cricket. Kohli would score 4 hundreds and 2 fifties; his highest score being 235 came against England at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. With these statistics, Virat Kohli featured in the top 5 list for the most Test runs in 2016. His other hundreds were 200 against West Indies Cricket team, 211 against New Zealand Cricket team & 167 against England Cricket team.

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3. Alastair Cook (England)

The left handed batter, Alastair Nathan Cook, was part of the England Cricket team in Test Cricket in 2016. Cook would go on to score 1270 runs from 33 innings of the 17 matches he played in the year at an average of 42+. His scores included 7 fifties and 2 hundreds; Cook’s 130 against Indian Cricket team at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot was his best score of the year in the longest version of international cricket. With these runs, Alastair Cook made to the top 5 list for the most Test runs in 2016.

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2. Jonny Bairstow (England)

The Yorkshire Right-Handed Wicket-keeper Batter, Jonathan Marc Bairstow, was part of the England Cricket team in Test Cricket in 2016. Bairstow would go on to score 1470 runs from 29 innings of the 17 matches he played in the year at an average of 58+. His scores included 8 fifties and 3 hundreds; Bairstow’s 167 not out against Sri Lanka Cricket team at the Lord’s, London was his best score of the year in the longest version of international cricket. With these runs, Jonny Bairstow made to the top 5 list for the most Test runs in 2016.

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1. Joe Root (England)

The right-handed batter, Joseph Edward Root, was a part of the England Cricket team in Test Cricket in 2016. Root would go on to score 1477 runs from 32 innings of the 17 matches he played in the year at an average touch below 50. His scores included 10 fifties and 3 hundreds; Root‘s 254 not out against Pakistan at Old Trafford, Manchester was his best score of the year in the longest version of international cricket. With these runs, Joe Root made to the top 5 list for the most Test runs in 2016 as he also became the highest run- scoring batter for England.

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These were the leading run scorers in test cricket in 2016, the ones who featured among the top few. This is it for today. Hope you liked it, don’t forget to comment in your thoughts and questions. Stay well and keep reading about our Test Cricket stars.

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