Top 5 batsmen with most runs in a calendar year

1. Kumar Sangakkara – 2837 runs (2014)

In 2014, Kumar Sangakkara has been nothing short of prolific. He may have been 37 years old, but the hunger for runs still is there in his veins. When he started off his career as a 22-year-old, he already knew he was here to stay. He always emphasized the importance of rotating the strike and punishing the bad balls away. Even in 2014, he aggregated more than 1k+ runs in the ODI format of the game. He is a batsman you tend to feel was never out of form, he just eased himself through in every innings he played. The deft touches, front foot cover drives is irreplaceable. He probably ranks among the greats like Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting. He was equally proficient in both the formats of the game like Rahul Dravid. 2014 has been a fruitful year, he has scores 2837 runs at an average of 55.60 from 48 matches. He stands at no.1 position amongst the others and rightly so.

*All stats updated till 16th December 2014.