JE Root’s run aggregate in calendar year 2016 read 2564 at the end of England’s first innings against India in the ongoing test at Chennai in Tests, One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals. His feat of completing 2500 runs provides the 12^th occasion of batsman accomplishing such a feat. All such occasions are listed below. He became the first England batsman to accomplish such a feat     

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	0	Year
1	RT Ponting	Aus	46	58	08	2833	207	56.66	09	15	4	2005
2	KC Sangakkara	Srl	47	56	03	2813	319	53.07	08	17	4	2014
3	KS Williamson	NZl	39	46	05	2692	242*	65.65	08	14	1	2015
4	RT Ponting	Aus	45	49	09	2657	257	66.42	11	08	1	2003
5	R Dravid	Ind	53	62	06	2626	190	46.89	10	09	3	1999
6	KC Sangakkara	Srl	50	55	05	2609	287	52.18	05	16	2	2006
7	SC Ganguly	Ind	51	60	06	2580	183	47.77	06	17	2	1999
8	V Kohli	Ind	37	40	11	2580	235	88.96	07	13	0	2016
9	TM Dilshan	Srl	42	49	03	2568	162	55.82	10	08	5	2009
10	JE Root	Eng	41	54	04	2564	254	51.28	05	18	1	2016
11	SR Tendulkar	Ind	39	42	05	2541	177	68.67	12	08	0	1998
12	AD Mathews	Srl	52	58	17	2530	160	61.70	03	17	0	2014

V Kohli is in sight of obliterating R Dravid’s record in this category of statistics. He has an aggregate of 2580 runs in 2016 and require 47 runs more to go past R Dravid’s 2626 runs in the year 1999. V Kohli is on par with SC Ganguly with 2580 runs – SC Ganguly’s scored 2580 runs in 1999. The following table lists the four batsmen who have an aggregate of 2500 runs in a calendar year in this category of statistics

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	0	Year
1	R Dravid	Ind	53	62	06	2626	190	46.89	10	09	3	1999
2	SC Ganguly	Ind	51	60	06	2580	183	47.77	06	17	2	1999
3	V Kohli	Ind	37	40	11	2580	235	88.96	07	13	0	2016
4	SR Tendulkar	Ind	39	42	05	2541	177	68.67	12	08	0	1998

JE Root of England became the second batsman to aggregate 2500 runs in a calendar year 2016 in this category of statistics.

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	0	Year
1	V Kohli	Ind	37	40	11	2580	235	88.96	07	13	0	2016
2	JE Root	Eng	41	54	04	2564	254	51.28	05	18	1	2016

The calendar years of 1999, 2014 and 2016 have witnessed two batsmen completing 2500 runs in this category of statistics. 1999 witnesses two Indian batsmen – R Dravid and SC Ganguly – accomplishing such a feat. 2014 witnesses two Sri Lankan batsmen – KC Sangakkara and AD Matthews accomplishing such a feat. 2016 has witnessed two batsmen from different teams accomplishing the feat – V Kohli from India and JE Root from England.

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	0	Year
1	R Dravid	Ind	53	62	06	2626	190	46.89	10	09	3	1999
2	SC Ganguly	Ind	51	60	06	2580	183	47.77	06	17	2	1999
1	KC Sangakkara	Srl	47	56	03	2813	319	53.07	08	17	4	2014
2	AD Mathews	Srl	52	58	17	2530	160	61.70	03	17	0	2014
1	V Kohli	Ind	37	40	11	2580	235	88.96	07	13	0	2016
2	JE Root	Eng	41	54	04	2564	254	51.28	05	18	1	2016

KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka and RT Ponting of Australia are the only two batsman to have accomplished the feat on two occasions in this category of statistics. The performances of these two batsmen are listed below. RT Ponting with 2833 runs in 2005 owns the record for most runs in calendar year this category of statistics

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	0	Year
1	KC Sangakkara	Srl	47	56	03	2813	319	53.07	08	17	4	2014
2	KC Sangakkara	Srl	50	55	05	2609	287	52.18	05	16	2	2006
1	RT Ponting	Aus	46	58	08	2833	207	56.66	09	15	4	2005
2	RT Ponting	Aus	45	49	09	2657	257	66.42	11	08	1	2003