V Kohli of India has aggregated 1063 runs in the calendar year 2018 so far. His feat provides the third occasion of his totaling 1000 runs in a calendar year. He has aggregated 1259 runs in 2016 and 1059 runs in 2017. He became the second captain in the annals of test cricket to score 1000 plus runs in three calendar years after RT Ponting of Australia. RT Ponting has aggregated 1544 runs in 2005, 1333 runs in 2006 and 1182 runs in 2008

No	No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0	Year
1	1	RT Ponting	Aus	15	28	5	1544	207	67.13	6	6	1	2005
	2	RT Ponting	Aus	10	18	3	1333	196	88.86	7	4	0	2006
	3	RT Ponting	Aus	14	25	0	1182	158	47.28	4	5	1	2008
2	1	V Kohli	Ind	12	18	2	1215	235	75.93	4	2	0	2016
	2	V Kohli	Ind	10	16	2	1059	243	75.64	5	1	2	2017
	3	V Kohli	Ind	10	18	0	1063	153	59.05	4	4	1	2018

V Kohli’s feat of scoring 1000 runs in three calendar years is unique in the sense that he is the only captain in the annals of test cricket to perform the feat in three consecutive calendar years

No	No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0	Year
1	1	V Kohli	Ind	12	18	2	1215	235	75.93	4	2	0	2016
	2	V Kohli	Ind	10	16	2	1059	243	75.64	5	1	2	2017
	3	V Kohli	Ind	10	18	0	1063	153	59.05	4	4	1	2018