Elite Club: Batsmen with 1500+ Test Runs in One Year

Darshna Khudania

Only 7 batsmen have achieved this feat in Test cricket history

Ricky Ponting | Image Source: Social Media

Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting scored 1544 Test runs in 2005

Ricky Ponting | Image Source: Social Media

Ponting also scored 1500+ Test runs in 2003 and finished the year with 1503 runs

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Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar scored 1562 Test runs in 2010

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Former Australian captain Michael Clarke scored 1595 Test runs in 2012

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Former South African player Graeme Smith scored 1656 Test runs in 2008

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English batsman Joe Root scored 1708 runs in 2021

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Joe Root scored a total of 1556 Test runs in 2024

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West Indies legend Sir Viv Richards scored 1710 Test runs in 1976

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Former Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Yousuf scored 1788 Test runs in 2006

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