Team wise best batsman of the year 2016

Pakistan – Azhar Ali

When it comes to the batting of Pakistani players, there were a lot of batsmen who were top contenders. Babar Azam hit consecutive tons in 3 ODIs against West Indies to announce himself at the big stage. Asad Shafiq was very impressive with the way he scored heavily in tough overseas conditions of England and Australia in Test. But there was one constant across all the three formats. Azhar Ali emerged as arguably the best batsman for Pakistan in 2016. Ali capped off a brilliant season with a majestic unbeaten double ton in the Boxing Day Test at MCG.

Including his unbeaten 205, Ali aggregated 1155 runs in 11 matches across 21 innings at a high-end average of 64.16. Earlier this year, he had scored an unbeaten triple century in Pakistan’s first ever day-night Test against West Indies. The Pakistani team had a dismal run in ODIs in 2016 barring the West Indies series. However, the ODI skipper Azhar Ali was spot on with his performances. With a ton and 2 fifties this year, he looked more than just average.