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Kohli, Malinga claim ODI honours in 2011

December 30, 2011 14:35 IST

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

Rajneesh Gupta