V Kohli owns the record for most boundary fours in a calendar year in Twenty20 games

V Kohli owns the record for most boundary fours in a calendar year in Twenty20 games

V Kohli owns the record for scoring most boundary fours in a calendar year in Twenty20 games. He has scored 153 boundary fours in 2016. He has become the first batsman to score 150 boundary fours in a calendar year in the history of T20 games. The previous record for most boundary fours in a calendar year was held by DPMD Jayawardne who had scored 139 boundary fours in the calendar year 2010. The following table lists the batsmen who have scored 100 plus boundary fours in a calendar year.

No Player Year Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 4s
1 V Kohli 2016 31 29 11 1614 113 89.66 4 14 1 153
2 M Jayawardene 2010 32 32 4 1156 110* 41.28 2 8 3 139
3 Ahmed Shehzad 2012 34 34 3 1138 113* 36.70 2 8 5 134
4 TM Dilshan 2009 37 36 4 1086 96* 33.93 0 10 2 128
5 LMP Simmons 2015 37 37 2 1172 73 33.48 0 11 3 126
6 CH Gayle 2015 36 36 8 1665 151* 59.46 3 10 0 123
7 DR Smith 2014 44 43 2 1203 110* 29.34 2 7 2 121
8 Imran Nazir 2012 37 37 4 1036 76* 31.39 0 9 3 118
9 Azhar Mahmood 2012 48 47 9 1158 100* 30.47 1 7 1 117
10 LMP Simmons 2014 37 36 4 1209 100* 37.78 1 9 4 116
11 AJ Finch 2014 42 42 4 1172 89 30.84 0 9 2 114
12 LJ Wright 2012 37 35 3 1090 117 34.06 1 6 1 114
13 CH Gayle 2011 31 31 5 1497 109* 57.57 4 10 3 112
14 DA Warner 2011 33 33 5 1181 135* 42.17 3 7 2 112
15 DA Warner 2010 45 45 2 1082 107* 25.16 1 5 4 110
16 DR Smith 2013 48 47 4 1077 68 25.04 0 7 5 110
17 LJ Wright 2014 36 36 3 1028 153* 31.15 2 4 4 110
18 DA Warner 2016 25 25 3 1033 93* 46.95 0 10 1 105
19 BB McCullum 2012 37 36 1 1034 123 29.54 2 2 2 103
20 CH Gayle 2012 40 38 6 1532 128* 47.87 3 13 2 100

CH Gayle and DA Warner are the only two batsmen in the history of Twenty20 games to score 100 plus boundaries in three calendar years. CH Gayle narrowly missed the feat in the calendar year 2013 by just two boundary fours. He had scored 98 boundary fours in 2013. DR Smith, LJ Wright and LMP Simmons are the three batsmen to accomplish the feat in two calendar years. The following table furnishes the performance of these five batsmen

No Player Year Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 4s
1 CH Gayle 2015 36 36 8 1665 151* 59.46 3 10 0 123
2 CH Gayle 2011 31 31 5 1497 109* 57.57 4 10 3 112
3 CH Gayle 2012 40 38 6 1532 128* 47.87 3 13 2 100
                         
1 DA Warner 2011 33 33 5 1181 135* 42.17 3 7 2 112
2 DA Warner 2010 45 45 2 1082 107* 25.16 1 5 4 110
3 DA Warner 2016 25 25 3 1033 93* 46.95 0 10 1 105
                         
1 DR Smith 2014 44 43 2 1203 110* 29.34 2 7 2 121
2 DR Smith 2013 48 47 4 1077 68 25.04 0 7 5 110
                         
1 LJ Wright 2012 37 35 3 1090 117 34.06 1 6 1 114
2 LJ Wright 2014 36 36 3 1028 153* 31.15 2 4 4 110
                         
1 LMP Simmons 2015 37 37 2 1172 73 33.48 0 11

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2 LMP Simmons 2014 37 36 4 1209 100* 37.78 1 9 4 116

The following table lists the batsmen who have scored 90 plus boundary fours in a calendar year and missed the distinction of joining the batsmen who have accomplished the feat of scoring 100 plus boundary fours in a calendar year. CH Gayle missed the distinction in two calendar years – 2013 and 2014. He scored 98 boundary fours in 2013 and 91 boundary fours in 2014

No Player Year Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 4s
1 CH Gayle 2013 33 33 6 1344 175* 49.77 3 7 98
2 GJ Maxwell 2014 51 50 2 1123 95 23.39 0 6 96
3 AB de Villiers 2016 30 29 5 1122 129* 46.75 1 10 92
4 CH Gayle 2014 37 36 3 1056 111* 32.00 2 5 91
5 MJ Guptill 2012 26 26 6 1042 120* 52.10 2 5 90
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