Sportskeeda Cricket Awards 2017: Top 10 Test batsmen of the year

Australia v India - 4th Test: Day 5

#8 Joe Root

Bangladesh v England - First Test: Day One

Root was one of the few batsmen who scored runs at an excess of 50 runs per match consistently throughout the year. Though he failed miserably as a captain in the Ashes, he managed to score 966 runs in 11 Test matches this year.

His average was 50.84 and his highest score was 190.

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