Four batsmen with 1000 runs in a calendar year : Sri Lanka new entrant in the list

Four batsmen with 1000 runs in a calendar year : Sri Lanka new entrant in the list

Sri Lanka became the fourth team to have four batsmen who amassed 1000 runs in a calendar year when its batsmen – TM Dilshan {1097}, DPMD Jayawardene {1194}, TT Samaraweera {1234} and KC Sangakkara {1079} aggregated 1000 runs in 2009.

England in 2006, India in 2008 and South Africa in 2008 are the other three teams to have four batsmen to aggregate 1000 plus runs

No Batsmen Team Mat Runs HS Ave Year
1 PD Collingwood Eng 14 1121 206 50.95 2006
2 AN Cook Eng 13 1013 127 46.04 2006
3 KP Pietersen Eng 14 1343 158 53.72 2006
4 AJ Strauss Eng 14 1031 128 39.65 2006
1 G Gambhir Ind 8 1134 206 70.87 2008
2 VVS Laxman Ind 15 1086 200* 47.21 2008
3 V Sehwag Ind 14 1462 319 56.23 2008
4 SR Tendulkar Ind 13 1063 154* 48.31 2008
1 HM Amla SAF 15 1161 159 52.77 2008
2 AB de Villiers SAF 15 1061 217* 58.94 2008
3 ND McKenzie SAF 14 1073 226 53.65 2008
4 GC Smith SAF 15 1656 232 72.00 2008
1 TM Dilshan Srl 11 1097 162 64.52 2009
2 DPMD Jayawardene Srl 11 1194 275 62.84 2009
3 TT Samaraweera Srl 11 1234 231 72.58 2009
4 KC Sangakkara Srl 11 1079 133* 59.94 2009

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