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hardWho holds the record for most Test runs in a calendar year with 1,788 runs in 2006?
ARicky Ponting
✓Mohammad Yousuf
CSachin Tendulkar
DKumar Sangakkara
Answer Explanation
Mohammad Yousuf scored 1,788 Test runs in 2006, the most by any batsman in a calendar year. He scored 9 centuries in 11 Tests including four consecutive hundreds.
Mohammad Yousuf in numbers
| Format | Matches | Runs | Avg | HS | Wkts | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 90 | 7,530 | 52.3 | 223 | 0 | - |
| ODI | 288 | 9,720 | 41.7 | 141* | 1 | 1/0 |
| T20I | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 26 | 0 | - |
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