2016: 10 most prolific batsmen in world cricket across all formats so far

#2 Steve Smith (Aus) 1,302 runs at 46.50 in 29 matches. 3x100s, 8x50s. HS: 149

Runs breakdown – Test: 509 at 63.62, ODI: 620 at 47.69, T20: 173 at 24.71

Steven Smith became the youngest Australian to reach 4,000 Test runs

Steven Smith’s century in the final Test against Sri Lanka in the recently concluded tour enabled him to go past Ricky Ponting as the youngest Australian to reach 4,000 Test runs. The golden run for Smith began in 2013 and it has been a roller coaster ride since then. He has a prolific run scorer in each of the formats he plays. While the tour of Sri Lanka was not a memorable one for both Smith and Australia he was still their highest run scorer in the series, extending his run of consecutive Test series with at least a century to seven.

In ODIs, he began the year scoring a brilliant 149 against the Indians while his valuable 61 against Pakistan in the World T20 kept Australia’s chances alive in the tournament.