2016: 10 most prolific batsmen in world cricket across all formats so far
The year 2016 has been an eventful one as far as cricket is concerned and we hope to see many more memorable matches before the end of the year. Over the year there has been many splendid performances and it has been a great year for the batsmen. Be it Tests, ODIs or Twenty20s the batsmen have put their hands up and have contributed a large amount to the team’s success.
With a couple of big Test series gone by and the cricketing summer fast approaching we thought it was the appropriate time to provide the update on the leading run scorers in the year so far across all formats.
#10 Martin Guptill (NZ): 1,013 runs at 46.04 in 20 matches. 1x100, 8x50s. HS: 102
Runs breakdown – Test: 219 at 31.28, ODI: 402 at 57.42, T20: 392 at 49.00
The destructive Kiwis opener Martin Guptill has been in a prolific run-scoring form in the shorter version of the game but has hardly made an impact in the Test series played in Australia last summer. The only other Test assignment for the Black Caps was against the African minnows Zimbabwe.
In 2016, Guptill has literally toyed with a number of bowling attacks and was especially destructive in the ODI and T20 series against Pakistan and Sri Lanka at home. Scores of 102, 90, 82 and 59 in seven ODI innings highlights the terrific form he has been in through the course of the year. He also scored a swashbuckling 48 ball 80 against Pakistan in the World Twenty20 but was unable to deliver in rest of the matches.