CA Pujara becomes the third batsman to aggreate 1000 runs in the Calendar year 2017
CA Pujara had an aggregate of 925 runs in 2017 prior to the start of this test and required 75 more runs for his 1000 runs. He scored 143 runs in India’s first innings against Sri Lanka at Nagpur which fetched him an aggregate of 1068 runs. He became the third batsman to to score 1000 plus runs in 2017. D Elgar of South Africa has scored 1097 runs. FDM Karunaratne who had completed 1000 runs in the first innings added 11 more runs in Sri Lanka’s second innings to take his total to 1011. {All figures as at the end of the third day of the test}
| No | Player | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 0 | 4s | 6s |
| 1 | D Elgar | SAF | 11 | 20 | 0 | 1097 | 199 | 54.85 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 138 | 3 |
| 2 | CA Pujara | Ind | 10 | 16 | 1 | 1068 | 202 | 71.20 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 106 | 2 |
| 3 | FDM Karunaratne | Srl | 12 | 24 | 1 | 1011 | 196 | 43.95 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 89 | 2 |
The following table lists the performance of these three batsmen innings wise in the calendar year 2017.
| DA Elgar of South Africa | ||||||
| No | Runs | Pos | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 129 | 2 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2017 |
| 2 | 55 | 2 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2017 |
| 3 | 27 | 2 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Johannesburg | 12 Jan 2017 |
| 4 | 140 | 2 | 1 | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 08 Mar 2017 |
| 5 | 89 | 2 | 3 | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 08 Mar 2017 |
| 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 16 Mar 2017 |
| 7 | 17 | 2 | 4 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 16 Mar 2017 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 25 Mar 2017 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 25 Mar 2017 |
| 10 | 54 | 1 | 2 | v England | Lord’s | 06 Jul 2017 |
| 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | v England | Lord’s | 06 Jul 2017 |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | v England | Nottingham | 14 Jul 2017 |
| 13 | 80 | 2 | 3 | v England | Nottingham | 14 Jul 2017 |
| 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | v England | The Oval | 27 Jul 2017 |
| 15 | 136 | 2 | 4 | v England | The Oval | 27 Jul 2017 |
| 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | v England | Manchester | 04 Aug 2017 |
| 17 | 5 | 2 | 4 | v England | Manchester | 04 Aug 2017 |
| 18 | 199 | 1 | 1 | v Bangladesh | Potchefstroom | 28 Sep 2017 |
| 19 | 18 | 2 | 3 | v Bangladesh | Potchefstroom | 28 Sep 2017 |
| 20 | 113 | 1 | 1 | v Bangladesh | Bloemfontein | 06 Oct 2017 |
| 1097 | Total | |||||
| FDM Karunaratne of Sri Lanka | ||||||
| No | Runs | Pos | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 24 | 1 | 2 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2017 |
| 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2017 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 12 Jan 2017 |
| 4 | 50 | 1 | 3 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 12 Jan 2017 |
| 5 | 30 | 1 | 1 | v Bangladesh | Galle | 07 Mar 2017 |
| 6 | 32 | 1 | 3 | v Bangladesh | Galle | 07 Mar 2017 |
| 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | v Bangladesh | Col-PSS | 15 Mar 2017 |
| 8 | 126 | 1 | 3 | v Bangladesh | Col-PSS | 15 Mar 2017 |
| 9 | 25 | 1 | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Col-RPS | 14 Jul 2017 |
| 10 | 49 | 1 | 4 | v Zimbabwe | Col-RPS | 14 Jul 2017 |
| 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | v India | Galle | 26 Jul 2017 |
| 12 | 97 | 1 | 4 | v India | Galle | 26 Jul 2017 |
| 13 | 25 | 1 | 2 | v India | Col-SSC | 03 Aug 2017 |
| 14 | 141 | 1 | 3 | v India | Col-SSC | 03 Aug 2017 |
| 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | v India | Pallekele | 12 Aug 2017 |
| 16 | 16 | 1 | 3 | v India | Pallekele | 12 Aug 2017 |
| 17 | 93 | 1 | 1 | v Pakistan | Abu Dhabi | 28 Sep 2017 |
| 18 | 10 | 1 | 3 | v Pakistan | Abu Dhabi | 28 Sep 2017 |
| 19 | 196 | 1 | 1 | v Pakistan | Dubai-DSC | 06 Oct 2017 |
| 20 | 7 | 1 | 3 | v Pakistan | Dubai-DSC | 06 Oct 2017 |
| 21 | 8 | 2 | 2 | v India | Kolkata | 16 Nov 2017 |
| 22 | 1 | 2 | 4 | v India | Kolkata | 16 Nov 2017 |
| 23 | 51 | 2 | 1 | v India | Nagpur | 24 Nov 2017 |
| 24 | 11* | 2 | 2 | v India | Nagpur | 24 Nov 2017 |
| 1011 | Total | |||||
| CA Pujara of India | ||||||
| No | Runs | Pos | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 83 | 3 | 1 | v Bangladesh | Hyd-RGS | 09 Feb 2017 |
| 2 | 54* | 3 | 3 | v Bangladesh | Hyd-RGS | 09 Feb 2017 |
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | v Australia | Pune | 23 Feb 2017 |
| 4 | 31 | 3 | 4 | v Australia | Pune | 23 Feb 2017 |
| 5 | 17 | 3 | 1 | v Australia | Bengaluru | 04 Mar 2017 |
| 6 | 92 | 3 | 3 | v Australia | Bengaluru | 04 Mar 2017 |
| 7 | 202 | 3 | 2 | v Australia | Ranchi | 16 Mar 2017 |
| 8 | 57 | 3 | 2 | v Australia | Dharamsala | 25 Mar 2017 |
| 9 | 0 | 3 | 4 | v Australia | Dharamsala | 25 Mar 2017 |
| 10 | 153 | 3 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 26 Jul 2017 |
| 11 | 15 | 3 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 26 Jul 2017 |
| 12 | 133 | 3 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Col-SSC | 03 Aug 2017 |
| 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 12 Aug 2017 |
| 14 | 52 | 3 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Kolkata | 16 Nov 2017 |
| 15 | 22 | 3 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Kolkata | 16 Nov 2017 |
| 16 | 143 | 3 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Nagpur | 24 Nov 2017 |
| 1068 | Total | |||||
DA Elgar’s feat of 1000 runs in 2017 provides the 16th occasion of a South African batsman aggregating 1000 plus runs in a calendar year while FDM Karunaratne’s feat provides the 15th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman accomplishing such a feat. CA Pujara’s feat provides the 24th occasion of Indian batsman totaling 1000 plus runs in a calendar year. All such feats are tabulated below
| South African Batsmen | |||||||||||
| No | Player | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 0 | Year |
| 1 | WJ Cronje | 14 | 24 | 2 | 1040 | 126 | 47.27 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1998 |
| 2 | HH Gibbs | 13 | 22 | 1 | 1124 | 196 | 53.52 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2001 |
| 3 | JH Kallis | 13 | 23 | 7 | 1120 | 189* | 70.00 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2001 |
| 4 | HH Gibbs | 12 | 19 | 1 | 1156 | 228 | 64.22 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2003 |
| 5 | GC Smith | 12 | 19 | 0 | 1198 | 277 | 63.05 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2003 |
| 6 | JH Kallis | 11 | 21 | 5 | 1288 | 162 | 80.50 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2004 |
| 7 | AB de Villiers | 11 | 19 | 0 | 1008 | 178 | 53.05 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2005 |
| 8 | JH Kallis | 9 | 17 | 3 | 1210 | 186 | 86.42 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2007 |
| 9 | HM Amla | 15 | 24 | 2 | 1161 | 159 | 52.77 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2008 |
| 10 | AB de Villiers | 15 | 22 | 4 | 1061 | 217* | 58.94 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2008 |
| 11 | ND McKenzie | 14 | 23 | 3 | 1073 | 226 | 53.65 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2008 |
| 12 | GC Smith | 15 | 25 | 2 | 1656 | 232 | 72.00 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2008 |
| 13 | HM Amla | 11 | 19 | 3 | 1249 | 253* | 78.06 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2010 |
| 14 | JH Kallis | 11 | 19 | 4 | 1198 | 201* | 79.86 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2010 |
| 15 | HM Amla | 10 | 17 | 2 | 1064 | 311* | 70.93 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2012 |
| 16 | D Elgar | 11 | 20 | 0 | 1097 | 199 | 54.85 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2017 |
| Sri Lankan batsmen | |||||||||||
| No | Player | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 0 | Year |
| 1 | PA de Silva | 11 | 19 | 3 | 1220 | 168 | 76.25 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1997 |
| 2 | ST Jayasuriya | 11 | 19 | 0 | 1271 | 340 | 66.89 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1997 |
| 3 | M Jayawardene | 13 | 19 | 0 | 1053 | 150 | 55.42 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2001 |
| 4 | ST Jayasuriya | 11 | 20 | 0 | 1130 | 253 | 56.50 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2004 |
| 5 | KC Sangakkara | 11 | 20 | 0 | 1114 | 270 | 55.70 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2004 |
| 6 | KC Sangakkara | 11 | 20 | 2 | 1242 | 287 | 69.00 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2006 |
| 7 | TM Dilshan | 11 | 18 | 1 | 1097 | 162 | 64.52 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2009 |
| 8 | M Jayawardene | 11 | 20 | 1 | 1194 | 275 | 62.84 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2009 |
| 9 | TT Samaraweera | 11 | 20 | 3 | 1234 | 231 | 72.58 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2009 |
| 10 | KC Sangakkara | 11 | 20 | 1 | 1083 | 137 | 57.00 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2009 |
| 11 | KC Sangakkara | 11 | 21 | 0 | 1034 | 211 | 49.23 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2011 |
| 12 | M Jayawardene | 10 | 18 | 1 | 1003 | 203* | 59.00 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2014 |
| 13 | AD Mathews | 11 | 20 | 5 | 1160 | 160 | 77.33 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2014 |
| 14 | KC Sangakkara | 11 | 21 | 1 | 1438 | 319 | 71.90 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2014 |
| 15 | FDM Karunaratne | 12 | 24 | 0 | 1011 | 196 | 43.95 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2017 |
| Indian batsmen | |||||||||||
| No | Player | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 0 | Year |
| 1 | SM Gavaskar | 11 | 20 | 1 | 1024 | 156 | 53.89 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1976 |
| 2 | SM Gavaskar | 8 | 14 | 2 | 1099 | 205 | 91.58 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1978 |
| 3 | SM Gavaskar | 17 | 26 | 0 | 1407 | 221 | 54.11 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1979 |
| 4 | GR Viswanath | 17 | 26 | 2 | 1388 | 179 | 57.83 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1979 |
| 5 | DB Vengsarkar | 17 | 26 | 3 | 1044 | 146* | 45.39 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1979 |
| 6 | SM Gavaskar | 18 | 32 | 4 | 1310 | 236* | 46.78 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1983 |
| 7 | M Amarnath | 14 | 24 | 1 | 1077 | 120 | 46.82 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1983 |
| 8 | SR Tendulkar | 12 | 17 | 1 | 1000 | 169 | 62.50 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1997 |
| 9 | SR Tendulkar | 10 | 19 | 3 | 1088 | 217 | 68.00 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1999 |
| 10 | SR Tendulkar | 10 | 18 | 2 | 1003 | 155 | 62.68 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2001 |
| 11 | SR Tendulkar | 16 | 26 | 1 | 1392 | 193 | 55.68 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2002 |
| 12 | R Dravid | 16 | 26 | 3 | 1357 | 217 | 59.00 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2002 |
| 13 | V Sehwag | 12 | 19 | 1 | 1141 | 309 | 63.38 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2004 |
| 14 | R Dravid | 12 | 22 | 4 | 1095 | 146 | 60.83 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2006 |
| 15 | SC Ganguly | 10 | 19 | 1 | 1106 | 239 | 61.44 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2007 |
| 16 | V Sehwag | 14 | 27 | 1 | 1462 | 319 | 56.23 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2008 |
| 17 | G Gambhir | 8 | 16 | 0 | 1134 | 206 | 70.87 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2008 |
| 18 | VVS Laxman | 15 | 27 | 4 | 1086 | 200* | 47.21 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2008 |
| 19 | SR Tendulkar | 13 | 25 | 3 | 1063 | 154* | 48.31 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2008 |
| 20 | SR Tendulkar | 14 | 23 | 3 | 1562 | 214 | 78.10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2010 |
| 21 | V Sehwag | 14 | 25 | 2 | 1422 | 173 | 61.82 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2010 |
| 22 | R Dravid | 12 | 23 | 3 | 1145 | 146* | 57.25 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2011 |
| 23 | V Kohli | 12 | 18 | 2 | 1215 | 235 | 75.93 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2016 |
| 24 | CA Pujara | 10 | 16 | 1 | 1068 | 202 | 71.20 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2017 |