Indian youngster Virat Kohli [ Images ] emerged as the top batsman in One-Day Internationals in 2011, while Sri Lankan pacer Lasith Malinga [ Images ] took home the bowling honours.
Kohli finished top with a tally of 1381 runs in 34 matches, having played a vital role in India's [ Images ] World Cup triumph in March-April. Jonathan Trott was a close second with 1315 runs in 29 matches, while Shane Watson [ Images ] accumulated 1139 runs in 23 ODIs.
Malinga was equally unstoppable with the ball as he claimed 48 wickets in 24 matches, while Pakistan leg-spinner took 45 wickets in 27 games.
A look at the top-20 batsmen and bowlers in ODIs in 2011:
Top-20 batsmen in ODIs in 2011:
| Mts | Inns | NO | Runs | Hs | Avg | SR | 100 | 50 | |
| V Kohli (Ind) | 34 | 34 | 5 | 1381 | 117 | 47.62 | 85.56 | 4 | 8 |
| IJL Trott (Eng) | 29 | 28 | 3 | 1315 | 137 | 52.60 | 80.03 | 2 | 10 |
| SR Watson (Aus) | 23 | 22 | 2 | 1139 | 185* | 56.95 | 108.89 | 2 | 8 |
| KC Sangakkara (SL) | 27 | 25 | 3 | 1127 | 111 | 51.22 | 73.32 | 1 | 9 |
| Mohammad Hafeez [ Images ] (Pak) | 32 | 32 | 3 | 1075 | 139* | 37.06 | 76.34 | 3 | 5 |
| DPMD Jayawardene (SL) | 27 | 24 | 2 | 1032 | 144 | 46.90 | 82.62 | 3 | 7 |
| Misbah-ul-Haq (Pak) | 31 | 26 | 8 | 964 | 93* | 53.55 | 68.07 | 0 | 9 |
| MJ Clarke (Aus) | 24 | 22 | 6 | 900 | 101 | 56.25 | 79.64 | 1 | 6 |
| WU Tharanga (SL) | 22 | 21 | 3 | 826 | 133 | 45.88 | 75.71 | 4 | 2 |
| TM Dilshan (SL) | 28 | 27 | 1 | 820 | 144 | 31.53 | 86.04 | 2 | 4 |
| LMP Simmons (WI) | 17 | 17 | 1 | 792 | 122 | 49.50 | 79.75 | 1 | 8 |
| Umar Akmal [ Images ] (Pak) | 29 | 23 | 4 | 785 | 91 | 41.31 | 90.22 | 0 | 6 |
| MS Dhoni [ Images ] (Ind) | 24 | 22 | 9 | 764 | 91* | 58.76 | 89.88 | 0 | 6 |
| Younis Khan [ Images ] (Pak) | 27 | 24 | 3 | 744 | 81 | 35.42 | 76.46 | 0 | 6 |
| BRM Taylor (Zim) | 17 | 17 | 2 | 743 | 128* | 49.53 | 85.59 | 3 | 4 |
| SK Raina (Ind) | 29 | 27 | 4 | 722 | 84 | 31.39 | 99.58 | 0 | 4 |
| G Gambhir (Ind) | 19 | 19 | 1 | 720 | 97 | 40.00 | 87.06 | 0 | 7 |
| MJ Guptill (NZ) | 16 | 15 | 3 | 650 | 105 | 54.16 | 77.19 | 1 | 4 |
| V Sehwag (Ind) | 12 | 12 | 0 | 645 | 219 | 53.75 | 123.09 | 2 | 1 |
| DM Bravo (WI) | 24 | 23 | 3 | 637 | 86 | 31.85 | 69.84 | 0 | 5 |
Top-20 bowlers in ODIs in 2011:
| Mts | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Best | Avg | RpO | 4WI | |
| SL Malinga (SL) | 24 | 192.1 | 12 | 924 | 48 | 6-38 | 19.25 | 4.80 | 3 |
| Shahid Afridi [ Images ] (Pak) | 27 | 224 | 9 | 937 | 45 | 5-16 | 20.82 | 4.18 | 6 |
| MG Johnson (Aus) | 22 | 184.1 | 10 | 817 | 39 | 6-31 | 20.94 | 4.43 | 3 |
| Saeed Ajmal [ Images ] (Pak) | 20 | 166.4 | 17 | 581 | 34 | 4-35 | 17.08 | 3.48 | 1 |
| B Lee (Aus) | 19 | 156.1 | 10 | 717 | 33 | 4-15 | 21.72 | 4.59 | 3 |
| Mohammad Hafeez (Pak) | 32 | 229 | 15 | 811 | 32 | 3-27 | 25.34 | 3.54 | 0 |
| MM Patel (Ind) | 21 | 163.3 | 8 | 879 | 32 | 4-29 | 27.46 | 5.37 | 2 |
| TT Bresnan (Eng) | 24 | 210.2 | 10 | 1136 | 32 | 5-48 | 35.50 | 5.40 | 1 |
| GP Swann (Eng) | 21 | 192 | 11 | 853 | 31 | 3-18 | 27.51 | 4.44 | 0 |
| Z Khan (Ind) | 14 | 127.5 | 6 | 620 | 30 | 3-20 | 20.66 | 4.85 | 0 |
| KAJ Roach (WI) | 23 | 188.5 | 5 | 935 | 30 | 6-27 | 31.16 | 4.95 | 1 |
| R Rampaul (WI) | 15 | 120.3 | 6 | 601 | 28 | 5-51 | 21.46 | 4.98 | 4 |
| Umar Gul (Pak) | 23 | 158.2 | 13 | 733 | 28 | 4-36 | 26.17 | 4.62 | 1 |
| M Morkel (SA) | 14 | 102.5 | 4 | 459 | 26 | 4-22 | 17.65 | 4.46 | 2 |
| DW Steyn (SA) | 14 | 110.3 | 6 | 483 | 25 | 5-50 | 19.32 | 4.37 | 1 |
| TG Southee (NZ) | 13 | 111.5 | 9 | 529 | 25 | 5-33 | 21.16 | 4.73 | 1 |
| Shakib Al Hasan (Ban) | 20 | 162 | 8 | 702 | 25 | 4-16 | 28.08 | 4.33 | 1 |
| R Ashwin (Ind) | 18 | 155.1 | 3 | 731 | 25 | 3-28 | 29.24 | 4.71 | 0 |
| JM Anderson (Eng) | 18 | 156.2 | 8 | 873 | 25 | 4-18 | 34.92 | 5.58 | 1 |
| RA Jadeja (Ind) | 13 | 112 | 5 | 555 | 24 | 4-33 | 23.12 | 4.95 | 1 |
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