It is fair to say 2017 has been more of a year for limited overs cricket than the Test Matches. Very few Test series got the attention of the Cricket fans. Pakistan vs Australia earlier this year, Australia’s test matches in India and Bangladesh and finally the ongoing Ashes Series are the only series which provides the test matches the deserved value. Anyhow, let us look into the top 5 test batsmen in 2017 who has scored the most runs in test in 2017.
| PLAYERS | MATCHES | RUNS | AVERAGE | BEST SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Smith | 11 | 1305 | 76.76 | 239 |
| Cheteshwar Pujara | 11 | 1140 | 67.05 | 202 |
| Dean Elgar | 12 | 1128 | 53.71 | 199 |
| Virat Kohli | 10 | 1059 | 75.64 | 243 |
| Dimuth Karunaratne | 13 | 1031 | 39.65 | 196 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | 12 | 1003 | 45.59 | 164 |
| David Warner | 11 | 997 | 49.85 | 123 |
| Joe Root | 11 | 966 | 50.84 | 190 |
| Hashim Amla | 12 | 947 | 47.35 | 137 |
| Alastair Cook | 11 | 899 | 47.31 | 244* |
Steve Smith played few match winning and match saving innings for Australia in Tests this year. Steve Smith is, without doubt, the best test batsman of the year, 2017.
Virat Kohli, the Indian Captain along with his teammate C Pujara, played some long innings for team India. Team India had a successful streak of Test Matches thanks to these two.
Check India’s Consecutive Test Wins here in detail.
Also, Virat Kohli has scored three 200+ scores this year. He had also scored three double centuries last year. Mind Blowing? Indeed!!
Check the list of Virat Kohli’s Double Century here… And Also check, Most Double Centuries in Test Matches!!!
Alistair Cook, who has played his 150th test match recently, had been going through a bad phase in Test matches before his match-saving 244* in the recently concluded 4th Ashes Test Match.
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