As 2016 comes to an end we list out 10 exceptional cricketers who stood out with some impressive performances with the ball or bat throughout the year.
Listed below are how these ten cricketes performed in Tests and ODIs accordingly.
Virat Kohli (India) <img title="virat kohli" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/dec/kohli.jpg" alt="virat kohli" /> Tests - 1215 runs. 12 matches. Highest score - 235. Average - 75.93 ODIs - 739 runs. 10 matches. Highest score - 154*. Average - 92.37
Joe Root (England) <img title="Joe Root" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/dec/root.jpg" alt="Joe Root" /> Tests - 1477 runs. 17 matches. Highest score - 254. Average - 49.23 ODIs - 796 runs. 15 matches. Highest score - 125. Average - 61.23.
Quinton de Kock (South Africa) <img title="de kock" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/dec/kock.jpg" alt="de kock" /> Tests - 626 runs. 8 matches. Highest score - 129*. Average - 62.60 ODIs - 857 runs. 17 matches. Highest score - 178. Average - 57.13
Azhar Ali (Pakistan) <img title="azhar ali" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/dec/azhar.jpg" alt="azhar ali" /> Tests - 1155 runs. 11* matches. Highest score - 302*. Average - 64.16 ODIs - 341 runs. 11 matches. Highest score - 101. Average - 31
Steve Smith (Australia) <img title="steve smith" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/dec/smith.jpg" alt="steve smith" /> Tests - 914 runs. 11 matches. Highest score - 138. Average - 60.93. ODIs - 1154 runs. 26 matches. Highest score - 164. Average - 50.17
Jonny Bairstow (England) <img title="jonny bairstow" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/dec/bairstow.jpg" alt="jonny bairstow" /> Tests - 1477 runs. 17 matches. Dismissals - 70. Highest score - 167*. Average - 58.80
Ravichandran Ashwin (India) <img title="R Ashwin" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/dec/ashwin27dec.jpg" alt="R Ashwin" /> Tests - 72 wickets. 12 matches. Best bowling - 7/59. Econ rate - 2.94
Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka) <img title="rangana herath" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/dec/herath.jpg" alt="rangana herath" /> Tests - 56 wickets. 9 mathches. Best bowling - 8/63. Econ rate - 2.56
Stuart Broad (England) <img title="stuart broad" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/dec/broad.jpg" alt="stuart broad" /> Tests - 48 wickets. 14 matches. Best bowling - 6/17. Econ rate - 2.74
Mitchell Starc (Australia) <img title="mitchell starc" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/dec/starc.jpg" alt="mitchell starc" /> Tests - 45 wickets. 8* matches. Best bowling - 6/50. Econ rate - 3.45 ODIs - 26 wickets. 13 matches. Best bowling - 3/32. Econ rate - 4.49
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