5 Players With Most Runs In 2021 Across All Formats In International Cricket

While the last year witnessed fewer international games in cricket due to the worldwide covid-19 pandemic, the year 2021 has enjoyed a lot of cricket encounters all over the world.

International cricket has also observed many nail-biting bilateral Test, ODI, and T20I series this year. Many batsmen and bowlers also showed spectacular performances at the international level across all three formats in 2021.

While many batsmen have played a lot of wonderful knocks this year, there are few batsmen who are among the leading run-scorers in 2021 across all formats.

These batsmen played multiple fabulous knocks across Tests, ODIs, and T20Is to emerge as leading run-scorers in 2021. Here we take a glance at the 5 players with the most runs in 2021 across all formats in international cricket.

5 Players With Most Runs In 2021 Across All Formats In International Cricket

5. Tamim Iqbal- 847 Runs

Tamil Iqbal gets the 5^th spot in the list. The Bangladeshi cricketer has scored 847 runs in 20 innings in 2021 in international cricket. The left-handed batsman has a batting average of 44.57 in 2021 so far and has smacked 1 century and 8 half-centuries.

In 8 Test innings, the opening batsman has scored 383 runs at an average of 54.71 with 4 fifties. In 12 ODIs, Iqbal has scored 464 runs at an average of 38.66 with 1 century and 4 half-centuries.

4. Devon Conway- 903 Runs

New Zealand’s Devon Conway is the 4^th leading run-scorer in 2021 in international cricket. The Kiwi opening batsman has scored 903 runs in 16 innings during this year so far at an amazing batting average of 64.50. The left-handed batsman made his international debut in November 2020.

This year, Conway scored 379 runs in 6 Tests innings, 225 runs in 3 ODIs, and 299 runs in 7 T20I matches. Conway also smacked 1 century each in Tests and ODIs this year. He also slammed 2 half-centuries in Tests, 1 in ODIs, and 2 in T20Is in 2021.

3. Babar Azam- 1052 Runs

Babar Azam is the 3^rd most run-getter in international cricket in 2021. The Pakistan skipper has mustered 1052 runs in 26 innings this year, maintaining an average of 40.46. In 6 innings in Test, the right-handed batsman has scored 124 runs at an average of 20.66 while hitting 1 half-century.

In 6 ODIs, the Pakistan captain has piled up 158 runs at an outstanding average of 67.50 with 2 hundreds and 1 fifty. In 14 T20I games, Azam has scored 523 runs at an average of 37.35 with 1 century and 4 fifties.

2. Mohammad Rizwan- 1189 Runs

Mohammad Rizwan grabs the 2^nd spot in this list with 1189 runs in 27 innings in 2021 in international cricket. At an impressive batting average of 59.45, the wicket-keeper batsman has also shattered 2 centuries and 9 half-centuries this year across the three formats.

In 7 Test innings, Rizwan has scored 303 runs at an average of 50.50 while hitting 1 century and 1 fifty. In 6 ODIs, he has scored 134 runs at an average of 22.33 with 1 fifty. In 14 T20I games, the right-handed batsman has mustered 752 runs at an impeccable average of 94, smashing 1 century and 7 half-centuries.

1. Joe Root- 1211 Runs

Joe Root is the leading run-getter in 2021 across all formats in international cricket. The England Test skipper has scored 1211 runs in 20 innings at an average of 67.27. The right-handed batsman has also shattered 4 centuries and 3 half-centuries in international cricket this year.

In 18 innings in Tests, Root has piled up 1064 runs at an average of 59.11, smacking 4 brilliant centuries and 1 fifty. In 2 ODIs, he has scored 147 runs, smashing unbeaten half-centuries in both matches.