V Kohli owns the record for most number of fifties scored by a batsman in the calendar year 2017
V Kohli of India added one more feather in his cap when he scored 82 not out against Sri Lanka at Dambulla on 20 Aug 17. It was his eight fifty in the calendar year 2017. He now owns the record for most fifties in the calendar year 2017. He went past Q de Kock of South Africa, F du Plessis of South Africa, JE Root of England and LRPL Taylor of New Zealand who had scored seven fifties in the calendar year 2017. The performance of these five batsmen are tabulated below
| V KOHLI OF INDIA | |||||
| No | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 122 | 2 | v England | Pune | 15 Jan 2017 |
| 2 | 55 | 2 | v England | Kolkata | 22 Jan 2017 |
| 3 | 81* | 1 | v Pakistan | Birmingham | 04 Jun 2017 |
| 4 | 76* | 2 | v South Africa | The Oval | 11 Jun 2017 |
| 5 | 96* | 2 | v Bangladesh | Birmingham | 15 Jun 2017 |
| 6 | 87 | 1 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 25 Jun 2017 |
| 7 | 111* | 2 | v West Indies | Kingston | 06 Jul 2017 |
| 8 | 82* | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Dambulla | 20 Aug 2017 |
| Q dE COCK OF SOUTH AFRICA | |||||
| No | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 55 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Cape Town | 07 Feb 2017 |
| 2 | 109 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Centurion | 10 Feb 2017 |
| 3 | 69 | 2 | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 19 Feb 2017 |
| 4 | 57 | 2 | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 22 Feb 2017 |
| 5 | 68 | 1 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 25 Feb 2017 |
| 6 | 98 | 2 | v England | Southampton | 27 May 2017 |
| 7 | 53 | 1 | v India | The Oval | 11 Jun 2017 |
| F dU PLESSIS OF SOUTH AFRICA | |||||
| No | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 55* | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Port Elizabeth | 28 Jan 2017 |
| 2 | 105 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Durban | 01 Feb 2017 |
| 3 | 185 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Cape Town | 07 Feb 2017 |
| 4 | 67 | 1 | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 01 Mar 2017 |
| 5 | 51* | 2 | v New Zealand | Auckland | 04 Mar 2017 |
| 6 | 67 | 2 | v England | Leeds | 24 May 2017 |
| 7 | 75 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | The Oval | 03 Jun 2017 |
| JE ROOT OF ENGLAND | |||||
| No | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 78 | 1 | v India | Pune | 15 Jan 2017 |
| 2 | 54 | 2 | v India | Cuttack | 19 Jan 2017 |
| 3 | 90* | 2 | v West Indies | North Sound | 05 Mar 2017 |
| 4 | 101 | 1 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 09 Mar 2017 |
| 5 | 73 | 1 | v Ireland | Lord’s | 07 May 2017 |
| 6 | 133* | 2 | v Bangladesh | The Oval | 01 Jun 2017 |
| 7 | 64 | 1 | v New Zealand | Cardiff | 06 Jun 2017 |
| LRPL TAYLOR OF NEW ZEALAND | |||||
| No | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 107 | 1 | v Australia | Hamilton | 05 Feb 2017 |
| 2 | 102* | 1 | v South Africa | Christchurch | 22 Feb 2017 |
| 3 | 66 | 2 | v South Africa | Hamilton | 01 Mar 2017 |
| 4 | 52 | 1 | v Ireland | Dublin (Malahide) | 14 May 2017 |
| 5 | 57 | 1 | v Ireland | Dublin (Malahide) | 21 May 2017 |
| 6 | 60* | 1 | v Bangladesh | Dublin | 24 May 2017 |
| 7 | 63 | 1 | v Bangladesh | Cardiff | 09 Jun 2017 |