Sportskeeda's Test XI of 2017

All-rounders

Ben Stokes - 527 runs at 43.92 and 16 wickets at 31.31

In a successful year, Stokes bagged career-best figures of 6/22 with the ball whilst also amassing over 500 runs with the bat

Controversy apart, Ben Stokes was also in the news for an impressive all-round display which featured two mature centuries in bowler-friendly conditions at home. Add to that four crucial half-centuries, and Stokes' average soared to 43. With the ball, he tasted further glory in a year when he achieved his best bowling figures of 6/22 on a seamer's paradise at Lord's. Thrice he accounted for the opposition captain Faf du Plessis out of the seven wickets he took against South Africa, and his withdrawal from the Ashes owing to the brawl in Bristol left England to rue what might have been had he made it to the field.

Ravindra Jadeja - 328 runs at 41.00 and 54 wickets at 23.06

Surprisingly for most, Ravindra Jadeja outshone his spin twin Ravichandran Ashwin by hitting useful runs as well as picking up a bagful of wickets. An all-round show against Bangladesh preceded a six-wicket haul against Australia at Bengaluru, helping India come from behind to win the Test. Nine wickets and a fifty at Ranchi in the following game nearly gave India the victory before more runs and wickets in the year ensured a total of 54 wickets at just 23.06 and 328 runs at 41, a better performance than Ashwin in both departments.