Currently, Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for most runs in a calendar year in ODI cricket. The former Indian opener scored a massive 1894 runs at an average of 65.31 in 1998. Sachin's innings of 143 against Australia at Sharjah in 1998 still happens to be one of the most impactful ODI innings of his career. It was a dream year for Sachin when he scored nine ODI hundreds in a year in 1998.
Even after more than 20 years, Sachin's record for most ODI runs in a calendar year remains to withstand. On a couple of occasions, players reached to his tally of ODI runs in a year, but could never overhaul his figures achieved in 1998.
Here's a list of players with most runs in a calendar year:
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Most runs in a calendar year in ODIs
| Player | Year | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 0 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SR Tendulkar (INDIA) | 1998 | 34 | 33 | 4 | 1894 | 143 | 65.31 | 1854 | 102.15 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 188 | 40 |
| SC Ganguly (INDIA) | 1999 | 41 | 41 | 3 | 1767 | 183 | 46.50 | 2325 | 76.00 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 183 | 26 |
| R Dravid (INDIA) | 1999 | 43 | 43 | 5 | 1761 | 153 | 46.34 | 2343 | 75.16 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 164 | 12 |
| SR Tendulkar (INDIA) | 1996 | 32 | 32 | 2 | 1611 | 137 | 53.70 | 1954 | 82.44 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 163 | 17 |
| ML Hayden (AUS) | 2007 | 32 | 30 | 3 | 1601 | 181* | 59.29 | 1795 | 89.19 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 168 | 35 |
| Saeed Anwar (PAK) | 1996 | 36 | 36 | 5 | 1595 | 115 | 51.45 | 1742 | 91.56 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 159 | 20 |
| SC Ganguly (INDIA) | 2000 | 32 | 32 | 4 | 1579 | 144 | 56.39 | 1908 | 82.75 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 151 | 35 |
| RG Sharma (INDIA) | 2019 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 1490 | 159 | 57.30 | 1657 | 89.92 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 146 | 36 |
| MJ Guptill (NZ) | 2015 | 32 | 32 | 5 | 1489 | 237* | 55.14 | 1542 | 96.56 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 162 | 42 |
| ME Waugh (AUS) | 1999 | 36 | 36 | 3 | 1468 | 106 | 44.48 | 1942 | 75.59 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 135 | 6 |
| G Kirsten (SA) | 2000 | 36 | 36 | 3 | 1467 | 115 | 44.45 | 2004 | 73.20 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 141 | 0 |
| V Kohli (INDIA) | 2017 | 26 | 26 | 7 | 1460 | 131 | 76.84 | 1473 | 99.11 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 136 | 22 |
| G Kirsten (SA) | 1996 | 29 | 29 | 4 | 1442 | 188* | 57.68 | 1724 | 83.64 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 133 | 10 |
| SR Tendulkar (INDIA) | 2007 | 33 | 32 | 2 | 1425 | 100* | 47.50 | 1665 | 85.58 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 192 | 12 |
| RT Ponting (AUS) | 2007 | 27 | 24 | 6 | 1424 | 134* | 79.11 | 1553 | 91.69 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 144 | 16 |
| DA Warner (AUS) | 2016 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 1388 | 173 | 63.09 | 1316 | 105.47 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 148 | 22 |
| V Kohli (INDIA) | 2011 | 34 | 34 | 5 | 1381 | 117 | 47.62 | 1614 | 85.56 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 127 | 7 |
| V Kohli (INDIA) | 2019 | 26 | 25 | 2 | 1377 | 123 | 59.86 | 1429 | 96.36 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 133 | 8 |
| KS Williamson (NZ) | 2015 | 27 | 26 | 2 | 1376 | 118 | 57.33 | 1531 | 89.87 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 149 | 12 |
| Misbah-ul-Haq (PAK) | 2013 | 34 | 32 | 7 | 1373 | 96* | 54.92 | 1867 | 73.54 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 87 | 28 |
| Yousuf Youhana (PAK) | 2002 | 32 | 30 | 5 | 1362 | 141* | 54.48 | 1604 | 84.91 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 116 | 27 |
| BC Lara (WI) | 1993 | 30 | 30 | 3 | 1349 | 153 | 49.96 | 1865 | 72.33 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 154 | 4 |
| SD Hope (WI) | 2019 | 28 | 26 | 4 | 1345 | 170 | 61.13 | 1726 | 77.92 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 117 | 21 |
| SC Ganguly (INDIA) | 1997 | 38 | 35 | 3 | 1338 | 113 | 41.81 | 1919 | 69.72 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 128 | 12 |
| KC Sangakkara (SL) | 2006 | 36 | 33 | 3 | 1333 | 109 | 44.43 | 1682 | 79.25 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 137 | 4 |
| SR Tendulkar (INDIA) | 2000 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 1328 | 146 | 39.05 | 1624 | 81.77 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 143 | 13 |
| SC Ganguly (INDIA) | 1998 | 36 | 35 | 3 | 1328 | 124 | 41.50 | 1903 | 69.78 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 137 | 13 |
| IJL Trott (ENG) | 2011 | 29 | 28 | 3 | 1315 | 137 | 52.60 | 1643 | 80.03 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 99 | 2 |
| HH Gibbs (SA) | 2002 | 37 | 37 | 3 | 1310 | 153 | 38.52 | 1483 | 88.33 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 171 | 14 |
| Mohammad Hafeez (PAK) | 2013 | 33 | 33 | 5 | 1301 | 140* | 46.46 | 1542 | 84.37 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 122 | 25 |
| JH Kallis (SA) | 2000 | 39 | 38 | 9 | 1300 | 98* | 44.82 | 1952 | 66.59 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 103 | 18 |
| RG Sharma (INDIA) | 2017 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 1293 | 208* | 71.83 | 1300 | 99.46 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 116 | 46 |
| Yuvraj Singh (Asia/INDIA) | 2007 | 36 | 33 | 5 | 1287 | 121 | 45.96 | 1438 | 89.49 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 119 | 33 |
| Ijaz Ahmed (PAK) | 1996 | 38 | 36 | 5 | 1281 | 117 | 41.32 | 1638 | 78.20 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 100+ | 18+ |
| V Kohli (INDIA) | 2013 | 34 | 30 | 6 | 1268 | 115* | 52.83 | 1300 | 97.53 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 137 | 20 |
| M Azharuddin (INDIA) | 1998 | 37 | 33 | 4 | 1268 | 153* | 43.72 | 1656 | 76.57 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 98 | 10 |
| DPMD Jayawardene (SL) | 2001 | 34 | 31 | 4 | 1260 | 116 | 46.66 | 1538 | 81.92 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 101 | 10 |
| KC Sangakkara (SL) | 2014 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 1256 | 128 | 46.51 | 1432 | 87.70 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 136 | 4 |
| AD Mathews (SL) | 2014 | 32 | 31 | 11 | 1244 | 139* | 62.20 | 1391 | 89.43 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 111 | 23 |
| AC Gilchrist (AUS) | 1999 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 1241 | 154 | 33.54 | 1393 | 89.08 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 134 | 17 |
| SC Ganguly (Asia/INDIA) | 2007 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 1240 | 98 | 44.28 | 1698 | 73.02 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 131 | 22 |
| DL Haynes (WI) | 1985 | 28 | 27 | 5 | 1232 | 145* | 56.00 | 1688 | 72.98 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 114+ | 5+ |
| IVA Richards (WI) | 1985 | 29 | 25 | 5 | 1231 | 103* | 61.55 | 1329 | 92.62 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 95+ | 21+ |
| CH Gayle (WI) | 2006 | 32 | 32 | 3 | 1217 | 133* | 41.96 | 1452 | 83.81 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 165 | 24 |
| PA de Silva (SL) | 1997 | 28 | 27 | 4 | 1212 | 134 | 52.69 | 1403 | 86.38 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 112 | 11 |
| AB de Villiers (Afr/SA) | 2007 | 33 | 32 | 5 | 1209 | 146 | 44.77 | 1310 | 92.29 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 138 | 26 |
| TM Dilshan (SL) | 2015 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 1207 | 161* | 52.47 | 1330 | 90.75 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 133 | 8 |
| JH Kallis (SA) | 2002 | 33 | 32 | 5 | 1204 | 104* | 44.59 | 1597 | 75.39 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 97 | 16 |
| V Kohli (INDIA) | 2018 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 1202 | 160* | 133.55 | 1172 | 102.55 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 123 | 13 |
| ST Jayasuriya (SL) | 2001 | 33 | 33 | 1 | 1202 | 107 | 37.56 | 1444 | 83.24 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 128 | 26 |
| KC Sangakkara (SL) | 2013 | 25 | 23 | 4 | 1201 | 169 | 63.21 | 1341 | 89.56 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 116 | 14 |
| MS Dhoni (INDIA) | 2009 | 29 | 24 | 7 | 1198 | 124 | 70.47 | 1400 | 85.57 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 79 | 18 |
| RT Ponting (AUS) | 2009 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 1198 | 126 | 42.78 | 1477 | 81.11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 121 | 12 |
| RG Sharma (INDIA) | 2013 | 28 | 27 | 4 | 1196 | 209 | 52.00 | 1480 | 80.81 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 119 | 30 |
| AB de Villiers (SA) | 2015 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 1193 | 162* | 79.53 | 865 | 137.91 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 91 | 58 |
| MS Atapattu (SL) | 2002 | 32 | 32 | 3 | 1192 | 123* | 41.10 | 1675 | 71.16 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 135 | 2 |
| RT Ponting (AUS/ICC) | 2005 | 29 | 28 | 2 | 1191 | 141* | 45.80 | 1417 | 84.05 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 114 | 20 |
| PA de Silva (SL) | 1996 | 30 | 29 | 5 | 1188 | 145 | 49.50 | 1295 | 91.73 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 118 | 15 |
| DPMD Jayawardene (SL) | 2006 | 36 | 34 | 5 | 1185 | 126* | 40.86 | 1349 | 87.84 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 124 | 4 |
| KC Sangakkara (SL) | 2012 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 1184 | 133 | 43.85 | 1496 | 79.14 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 94 | 11 |
| ST Jayasuriya (SL) | 1997 | 26 | 26 | 3 | 1178 | 151* | 51.21 | 1037 | 113.59 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 135 | 30 |
| DM Jones (AUS) | 1990 | 22 | 22 | 5 | 1174 | 145 | 69.05 | 1489 | 78.84 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 81 | 14 |
| Younis Khan (PAK) | 2002 | 36 | 34 | 6 | 1173 | 90 | 41.89 | 1504 | 77.99 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 100 | 10 |
| Yousuf Youhana (PAK) | 2003 | 33 | 31 | 4 | 1168 | 106 | 43.25 | 1477 | 79.07 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 97 | 11 |
| RT Ponting (AUS) | 1998 | 24 | 24 | 2 | 1166 | 145 | 53.00 | 1516 | 76.91 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 93 | 6 |
| MEK Hussey (AUS) | 2009 | 33 | 31 | 7 | 1166 | 83* | 48.58 | 1284 | 90.80 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 81 | 16 |
| AB de Villiers (SA) | 2013 | 27 | 26 | 3 | 1163 | 128 | 50.56 | 1198 | 97.07 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 94 | 21 |
| S Dhawan (INDIA) | 2013 | 26 | 25 | 2 | 1162 | 119 | 50.52 | 1187 | 97.89 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 146 | 9 |
| Yousuf Youhana (PAK) | 2000 | 41 | 41 | 5 | 1161 | 100* | 32.25 | 1840 | 63.09 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 80 | 8 |
| TM Dilshan (SL) | 2013 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 1160 | 125 | 61.05 | 1431 | 81.06 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 126 | 1 |
| SPD Smith (AUS) | 2016 | 26 | 25 | 2 | 1154 | 164 | 50.17 | 1294 | 89.18 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 102 | 15 |
| RT Ponting (AUS) | 2003 | 34 | 31 | 6 | 1154 | 140* | 46.16 | 1413 | 81.67 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 87 | 27 |
| ST Jayasuriya (SL) | 2006 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 1153 | 157 | 48.04 | 1073 | 107.45 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 137 | 28 |
| A Jadeja (INDIA) | 1999 | 36 | 34 | 7 | 1144 | 103* | 42.37 | 1484 | 77.08 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 75 | 26 |
| SR Tendulkar (INDIA) | 2003 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 1141 | 152 | 57.05 | 1306 | 87.36 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 131 | 7 |
| AJ Finch (AUS) | 2019 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 1141 | 153* | 51.86 | 1276 | 89.42 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 98 | 36 |
| SR Watson (AUS) | 2011 | 23 | 22 | 2 | 1139 | 185* | 56.95 | 1046 | 108.89 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 116 | 42 |
| WJ Cronje (SA) | 1994 | 29 | 29 | 3 | 1133 | 112 | 43.57 | 1640 | 69.08 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 71 | 14 |
| V Sehwag (INDIA) | 2002 | 30 | 30 | 3 | 1130 | 126 | 41.85 | 1076 | 105.01 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 171 | 10 |
| KC Sangakkara (SL) | 2011 | 27 | 25 | 3 | 1127 | 111 | 51.22 | 1537 | 73.32 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 94 | 9 |
| G Gambhir (INDIA) | 2008 | 27 | 27 | 3 | 1119 | 113 | 46.62 | 1236 | 90.53 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 124 | 6 |
| TM Dilshan (SL) | 2012 | 31 | 30 | 3 | 1119 | 160* | 41.44 | 1322 | 84.64 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 118 | 10 |
| GW Flower (ZIM) | 2001 | 33 | 33 | 3 | 1116 | 142* | 37.20 | 1475 | 75.66 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 91 | 8 |
| SC Ganguly (INDIA) | 2002 | 32 | 30 | 1 | 1114 | 117* | 38.41 | 1347 | 82.70 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 126 | 19 |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK) | 1999 | 29 | 28 | 4 | 1106 | 107 | 46.08 | 1571 | 70.40 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 81 | 10 |
| Ijaz Ahmed (PAK) | 1997 | 31 | 31 | 2 | 1104 | 139* | 38.06 | 1451 | 76.08 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 82 | 22 |
| M Azharuddin (INDIA) | 1997 | 36 | 32 | 5 | 1104 | 111* | 40.88 | 1550 | 71.22 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 55 | 8 |
| MS Dhoni (Asia/INDIA) | 2007 | 37 | 33 | 8 | 1103 | 139* | 44.12 | 1231 | 89.60 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 87 | 23 |
(Stat Courtesy: ESPNCricinfo)
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) / Most Asked Questions
Q: Most runs in a calendar year?
Ans: Kumar Sangakkara has scored most runs in a calendar year in 2014. The Sri Lankan batsman scored 2868 runs at an average of 53.11.
Q: Most ODI runs in a calendar year?
Ans: Sachin Tendulkar has scored most runs in a calendar year in ODI cricket. He scored 1894 runs in 1998.
Q: Most runs in a calendar year in 2019?
Ans: Virat Kohli has scored most runs in a calendar in 2019. He scored 2455 runs in 2019 at an average of 64.60.
Q: Most ODI runs in the calendar year 2020?
Ans: Aqib Ilyas from Oman has scored most ODI runs in the calendar year in 2020.
Q: Most runs in a calendar year in the T20 format?
Ans: Chris Gayle scored most T20 runs in a calendar year in 2015. He scored 1665 runs in 2015.
