Best XI across all formats in 2016

Virat Kohli (Captain)

What can be said of Virat Kohli's form in 2016 that hasn't been said before. He finished the year with not just his personal-best tally of runs in a calendar year but with the most of any international batsman and second-most of any Indian batsman in the history of the game.

What makes his numbers look all the more impressive is not just the sheer volume of runs that he has scored but the consistency. Take this for instance, he is the only player to end a calendar year with an average of over 75 across all formats in the history of the game.

If 1,215 Test runs an average of 75.93 seem impressive, then his tally of 739 ODI runs at an average of 92.37 is mind-boggling and 641 T20I runs at an average of 106.83 is simply superhuman. That and the fact that he almost single-handedly took India to World T20 glory and ended the year unbeaten as captain in Tests means he also captains this side.