The paramount for a batter to score a bulk of runs at home, a condition where they are acclimatised and familiar to. Their performances at home will hold a lot of value in their career and also help them stay on the team for a long period. Also, it is a good habit to keep churning out runs when a batter is going through a purple patch, especially in home conditions.
Here are the players who have scored the most number of Test runs at home in a calendar year.
Most Test Runs at home in a Calendar Year
| Player | Innings | Runs | Average | 100s/50s | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Clarke (AUS) | 12 | 1407 | 156.33 | 5/2 | 2012 |
| Mohammad Yousuf (PAK) | 10 | 1126 | 112.60 | 6/3 | 2006 |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal (IND) | 19 | 1091 | 60.61 | 2/7 | 2024 |
| Graham Gooch (ENG) | 11 | 1058 | 96.18 | 4/3 | 1990 |
| Gundappa Viswanath (IND) | 19 | 1047 | 61.58 | 4/3 | 1979 |
| Justin Langer (IND) | 13 | 1012 | 77.84 | 4/2 | 2004 |
| Ricky Ponting (AUS) | 13 | 980 | 89.09 | 3/4 | 2003 |
| Mahela Jayawardene (SL) | 15 | 968 | 64.53 | 4/4 | 2001 |
| Virat Kohli (IND) | 14 | 964 | 80.33 | 3/2 | 2016 |
| Don Bran (AUS) | 9 | 950 | 105.55 | 5/0 | 1931 |
Key Stats
6 – Only this many batters have scored 1000 or more Test runs in their home country in a calendar. Yashasvi Jaiswal of India, with 1091 runs in 2024 playing Tests in India s this elite list that has some great Test batters like Michael Clarke, Justin Langer, Gundappa Viswanath, Mohammad Yousuf, and Graham Gooch.
34 – Apart from the list, there have been 24 instances of a batter making 800 or more Test runs in a calendar year at their home venue. If we extend this criterion to a minimum of 500 runs, then it has been achieved a whopping 307 times.
2 – Five players, Virat Kohli, Virender Sehwag, Ricky Ponting, Mahela Jayawardene, and Matthew Hayden, have breached the 800-run mark at home in two different years.
164.80 – Sri Lankan batter Aravinda de Silva’s (824 in 7 innings) average in 1997 is the highest batting average for a batter scoring 800 or more runs. Michael Clarke follows him with an extraordinary batting average of 156.33, which he accumulated in 2012.
