27 years old Australian Skipper crossed thousand runs this year 2016. Steven Smithis crossed thousand runs continuously three years (2014, 2015, 2016). Indian Test Skipper Virat Kolhi is the only Indian in the list with 1215 runs from just 12 matches.
During his knock of 165 in the Second Test against Pakistan at Melbourne on Friday, Steven Smith became the 7th player to score 1000 runs or more in Test cricket in 2016. Smith’s tally of runs in Tests in 2016 stands 1079 runs @ 52.85 with 4 tons and 5 fifties in 11 Tests. England’s keeper-cum-batsman Jonny Bairstow is the first to cross 1000 runs in Tests in 2016. Bairstow’s tally of runs in 2016 stands 1470 runs @ 58.80 with 3 tons and 8 fifties in 17 Tests. England Right Batsman Joe Root is second to cross 1000 runs in Tests in 2016. Root’s tally of runs in 2016 stands 1477 runs @ 60.70 with 3 tons and 10 fifties in 17 Tests. England skipper Alastair Cook is third to cross 1000 runs in Tests in 2016. Cook’s tally of runs in 2016 stands 1270 runs @ 42.33 with 2 tons and 7 fifties in 17 Tests. Indian Test Skipper Virat Kolhi is fourth to cross 1000 runs in Tests in 2016, Virat's tally of runs in 2016 stands 1215 runs @ 75.93 with 4 tons and 2 fifties in 12 Tests. Engalnd Allrounder Moeen Ali is fifth to cross 1000 runs in Tests in 2016. Moeen's tally of runs in 2016 stands 1078 runs @ 46.86 with 4 tons and 5 fifties in 17 Tests. Pakistan opener Azhar Ali is sixth to cross 1000 runs in Tests in 2016. Azhar's tally of runs in 2016 stands 1198 runs @ 63.05 with 3 tons and 4 fifties in 11 Tests.
India 759 for 7 dec (Nair 303*, Rahul 199, Parthiv Patel 71, Ashwin 67) beat England 477 (Moeen 146, Root 88, Jadeja 3-106) and 207 (Jennings 54, Cook 49, Jadeja 7-48) by an innings and 75 runs England scored 477 runs in first innings with help of Moeen Ali (146 runs) Joe Root (88 runs)and Dawsan (46 runs). Indian Bowlers Jadeja took 3 wickets. Ishant Sharma and Umesh Yadev took 2 wickets each.
In Reply India scored massive 759 runs with loss of 7 wickets in first innings with help of Karun Nair (303* runs), KL Rahul (199 runs).
England behind 282 runs and started to play 2nd innings in fourth day of the match, England scored 12 runs without losing wicket at end of the time.
In Day 5 England only scored 205 runs and lost all wickets. Jadeja dismissed 7 wickets in Second innings to help seal India victory. Day 1: India Vs England 5th Test Match 2016 in Chennai December 2016.
England Won the Toss and elected to Bat first in Chennai. England dropped James Anderson and Chris Woakes . Broad and Liam Dawson comes in.
India have two changes. Ishant Sharma and Amit Mishra comes in for Jayant Yadev and B Kumar.
England scored 284 runs loss 4 wickets in first innings with help of Moeen Ali (120*), Joe Root (88 runs and Jonny Bairstow (49 runs). Indian Bowlers Jadeja took 3 wickets and Ishant Sharma took 1 wicket. England (first innings): 284/4 (Moeen Ali 120*, Joe Root 88, Jadeja 3/73 ) vs India India 1 M Vijay, 2 KL Rahul, 3 Cheteshwar Pujara, 4 Virat Kohli (capt), 5 Parthiv Patel, 6 Karun Nair, 7 R Ashwin, 8 Ravindra Jadeja, 9 Amit Mishra, 10 Umesh Yadav, 11 Ishant Sharma. England 1 Alastair Cook (capt), 2 Jennings , 3 Joe Root, 4 Moeen Ali, 5 Jonny Bairstow (wk), 6 Ben Stokes, 7 Jos Buttler, 8 Broad, 9 Adil Rashid, 10 Liam Dawson, 11 Jake Ball
