Today we discuss the Cricketers with the most ODI runs in 2011. The 2011 season saw India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh host the ICC Cricket World Cup which the Indian Cricket team won; Tillakaratne Dilshan was the highest run getter while all-rounder Yuvraj Singh was player of the tournament. This was India’s second Cricket World Cup title win, after winning the prestigious tournament in 1983. Sri Lanka were the second finalists. Here we talk about the batters who scored the most ODI runs in 2011.
5. Mohammad Hafeez (Pakistan)
The Pakistan all-rounder, Mohammad Hafeez, was part of the Pakistan Cricket team in One Day Internationals in 2011. Hafeez would go on to score 1075 runs from 32 innings of the 32 matches he played in 2011 at an average of 37+ and a strike rate of almost 76. His scores included 5 fifties and 3 hundreds; Hafeez’s 139 not out against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club was his best score of the year in the longer version of limited overs cricket. With these runs, Mohammad Hafeez made to the top 5 list for the most ODI runs in 2011.
4. Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)
The wicket-keeper batter, Kumar Chokshanada Sangakkara, was part of the Sri Lanka Cricket team in One Day Internationals in 2011. Sangakkara would go on to score 1127 runs from 25 innings of the 27 matches he played in 2011 at an average of 50+ and a strike rate of 70+. His scores included 9 fifties and a hundred; Sangakkara’s 111 against New Zealand at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai during the Cricket World Cup was his best score of the year in the longer version of limited overs cricket. With these runs, Kumar Sangakkara made to the top 5 list for the most ODI runs in 2011.
3. Shane Watson (Australia)
The power hitting right handed opener, Shane Robert Watson, was part of the Australian Cricket team in One Day Internationals in 2011. Watson would go on to score 1139 runs from 22 innings of the 23 matches he played in 2011 at an average of 56+ and a strike rate of 100+. His scores included 8 fifties and 2 hundreds; Watson’s 185 not out against Bangladesh at Dhaka was his best score of the year in the longer version of limited overs cricket. With these runs, Shane Watson made to the top 5 list for the most ODI runs in 2011.
2. Jonathan Trott (England)
The right-handed top order batter, Ian Jonathan Leonard Trott, was a member of the England Cricket team in One Day Internationals in 2011. Trott would go on to score 1315 runs from 28 innings of the 29 matches he played in 2011 at an average of 52+ and a strike rate of 80+. His scores included 10 fifties and 2 hundreds; Trott‘s 137 against Australia at Sydney was his best score of the year in the longer version of limited overs cricket. With these runs, Jonathan Trott made to the top 5 list for the most ODI runs in 2011.
1. Virat Kohli (India)
The right handed batter, Virat Kohli was member of the Indian Cricket team in One Day Internationals in 2011. Kohli would go on to score 1381 runs from 34 innings of the 34 matches he played in 2011 at an average of 47+ and a strike rate of 85+. His scores included 8 fifties and 4 hundreds; Kohli’s 117 against England at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi was his best score of the year in the longer version of limited overs cricket. With these runs, Virat Kohli made to the top 5 list for the most ODI runs in 2011.
These were the cricketers who overshadowed other batters with their performances through the 2011 and ended among the top few on runs-scorers list. This is it for today. Hope you liked it, don’t forget to comment in your thoughts and questions. Stay well and keep reading about our ODI stars.
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