JE Root of England emulates V Sehwag to share the world record of most fifties in a calendar year

JE Root of England emulates V Sehwag to share the world record of most fifties in a calendar year

JE Root of England with his 60 not out against South Africa in the ongoing Boxing Day test at Durban equaled the world record of most fifties in a calendar year. It is his 13th fifty in 2015. He emulated V Sehwag of India who had set up the record for most fifties in a calendar year of 2010. The performance of both these batsmen are listed below.

V Sehwag of India
No Runs Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 52 2 1 v Bangladesh Chittagong 17 Jan 2010
2 56 2 2 v Bangladesh Dhaka 24 Jan 2010
3 109 2 2 v South Africa Nagpur 06 Feb 2010
4 165 2 2 v South Africa Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
5 109 2 2 v Sri Lanka Galle 18 Jul 2010
6 99 2 2 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 26 Jul 2010
7 109 2 2 v Sri Lanka Col-PSS 03 Aug 2010
8 59 2 2 v Australia Mohali 01 Oct 2010
9 173 2 1 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 04 Nov 2010
10 96 2 2 v New Zealand Hyd-RGS 12 Nov 2010
11 54* 2 4 v New Zealand Hyd-RGS 12 Nov 2010
12 74 2 2 v New Zealand Nagpur 20 Nov 2010
13 63 2 3 v South Africa Centurion 16 Dec 2010
JE Root of England
No Runs Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 83 5 1 v West Indies North Sound 13 Apr 2015
2 59 5 3 v West Indies North Sound 13 Apr 2015
3 182* 5 2 v West Indies St George’s 21 Apr 2015
4 98 5 1 v New Zealand Lord’s 21 May 2015
5 84 5 3 v New Zealand Lord’s 21 May 2015
6 134 5 1 v Australia Cardiff 08 Jul 2015
7 60 5 3 v Australia Cardiff 08 Jul 2015
8 63 4 2 v Australia Birmingham 29 Jul 2015
9 130 4 2 v Australia Nottingham 06 Aug 2015
10 85 5 2 v Pakistan Abu Dhabi 13 Oct 2015
11 88 4 2 v Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 22 Oct 2015
12 71 4 4 v Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 22 Oct 2015
13 60* 4 3 v South Africa Durban 26 Dec 2015
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