Top 5 cricketers who scored the most runs in a calendar year in Test

A player's performance in the world of cricket is judged by the runs he has scored on the field and his performance is gauged by how many wickets the bowler took. Although it is very difficult to perform well in all formats of cricket, Test cricket is considered to be the real format in this game. Test cricket is a format in which the performance of any player is judged on the basis of restraint and technique and in a test match, it is known how much the bowler or batsman has, or how long he is the horse of the race. Here is the list of top 5 batsmen who scored the most runs in a calendar year in Test.

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Batsmen face many different situations in a 5-day game. Although there is no hurry to score runs in Test cricket, to stay here, a lot of patience and patience is required. So, in this special offer of today, we tell you about the batsmen who have scored the most runs in a calendar year in Test cricket.

Here is the list of most runs in a calendar year in Test

1. Mohammad Yousuf
   The name of Pakistani batsman Mohammad Yusuf comes first in this list. The year 2006 was very amazing for Mohammad Yusuf. In this calendar year, the former Pakistan batsman scored 1788 runs in 11 Tests. This year Yusuf scored 9 centuries, which was the highest century by any batsman that year. Apart from this, at Lord's, Yusuf played four Test matches against England this year where he scored 202 runs in the first match of the series and at the end of the year he scored 665 runs against the West Indies in the Test series.
2. Viv Richards
   Vivian Richards used to be famous in the 70s and 80s. Even today, his name is included in the legendary players in the cricket world. Sir Vivian Richards started his cricket career in the year 1974. In his 17-year career, he won the hearts of millions of fans with his brilliant performance, but in 1976, he had done amazing in Test matches. That year Vivian played 11 Test matches in which he scored 1710 runs. This year he scored 2 double centuries and 5 half-centuries. Richards played 121 Test matches in total and scored 8540 runs.
3. Graeme Smith
   Graeme Smith of South Africa is counted among some of the best captains in the cricket world. Smith scored 1656 runs in 15 Test matches of his career in the year 2008. This year was great for him. Graeme Smith's name comes at number three in terms of scoring the most runs in a calendar year.
4. Michael Clarke
   2012 was a great year for Clarke of Australia. Michael Clarke scored an average of 106 in this calendar year. He scored 1595 runs in this calendar year. Earlier this year, Michael hit a triple century against India. Clarke's triple century in Sydney was the first triple century made by the Australian captain on home soil.
5. Sachin Tendulkar
   Sachin Tendulkar, the great batsman of Team India, has made many great records in his career, so his name is taken among the best batsmen in the world. Sachin scored 51 centuries in Test matches and scored 15921 runs in his career, this figure is a record in itself. Sachin has scored fifth place in this list by scoring 1562 runs in Test matches in the year 2010.

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