Crossing 2K runs in a year: Four batsman to achieve it the most times

For any player in the game of cricket, his consistency is judged on how he can continue his good performance throughout the year. When a player is in form for a longer duration, he can pile up a lot of runs in a year across formats. In this particular article, we will be listing out four players who have scored over 2000 runs in a calendar year most times.

Mahela Jayawardene – 5

Former Sri Lankan legend played more than 650 matches in International cricket and scored over 25000 runs in them. He hit 54 centuries and 136 half-centuries during his career. During his playing days, Jayawardene crossed the 2000-run barrier in a year five times. This was in 2001,2006, 2007 and 2009. Among these, most runs were scored in 2001 when he aggregated 2313 runs at an average of 50.28.

Sachin Tendulkar – 5

Sachin Tendulkar, the greatest ever cricketer to ever play the game also features in this list. Sachin scored over 2000 runs in a year a total of five times. From 1996 to 1998, he did it for three consecutive years, and later on repeated it in 2002 and 2007. Overall, Sachin scored 34357 runs in 782 innings at an average of 48.52 including a record of 100 centuries and 164 fifties.

Kumar Sangakkara – 6

Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara is at the joint-top spot in this list. He scored over 2000 runs in a calendar year six times. Sangakkara also holds the record for most runs scored in a calendar year. Overall, he featured in 594 matches in International cricket and scored 28016 runs.

Virat Kohli – 6

Indian captain Virat Kohli is definitely the best cricketer of the current time. He has archived numerous milestones in his career so far. Virat has crossed the 2000-run mark in a calendar year six times till now. He did it for four consecutive years from 2016 to 2019, and earlier did it in 2012 and 2014. He has aggregated 22818 runs in 435 matches in his career.