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We are talking about Pakistan's former cricketing legend, Mohammad Yousuf. His remarkable achievement in 2006 is often regarded as one of the greatest feats in Test cricket. Yousuf, with an astounding average of 99.33, amassed runs like no one before him. He set the record for the most runs in a calendar year in Test cricket, a record that has remained unbeaten for the past 19 years.
Mohammad Yousuf achieved this feat in just 19 innings across 11 Test matches. During this period, he scored 9 centuries and 3 half-centuries, amassing a total of 1788 runs. His ability to find the boundary was evident as he hit 222 fours and 12 sixes. Yousuf's highest score in this incredible run was 202 runs. His record-breaking feat broke the previous record held by West Indian legend Viv Richards.
Viv Richards, in 1976, had scored 1710 runs in 19 innings across 11 matches, with 7 centuries and 5 half-centuries. His highest score during that period was 291 runs. Mohammad Yousuf shattered this 30-year-old record in 2006, creating a new benchmark in Test cricket. Image credit: X (Formerly Twitter)
Since Yousuf's record in 2006, no player has come close to matching or surpassing it. Both Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli, despite playing far more matches, have been unable to equal or break this record.
The closest any player has come to Yousuf's record is Joe Root, who, in 2021, scored 1708 runs in 29 innings. Root's achievement, although impressive, still falls short of Yousuf's monumental record, which remains unmatched to this day.
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