Dravid tops 1000 runs in a year for third time

Rahul Dravid continued his good run in 2011 and notched another milestone, going past 1000 runs in the calendar year during his knock of 82 in the first innings, on Day 3 of the third and final Test against the West Indies, in Mumbai, on Thursday.

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The veteran batsman achieved the feat of scoring 1000 runs or more in a calendar year for the third time in his career.

He is the first batsman to achieve the feat in 2011.

His best in a calendar year is the 1357 runs he scored in 16 Tests in 2002; it included five centuries and five half-centuries.

The right-hander then amassed 1095 runs in 2006, and this year has already scored 1034 runs.

Dravid in each calendar year:

Year	Mts	Runs	Hs	Avg	100s	50s
1996	7	436	95	39.63	0	3
1997	12	984	148	61.50	1	9
1998	5	413	118	45.88	1	3
1999	10	865	190	48.05	4	1
2000	6	624	200*	78.00	2	1
2001	13	935	180	46.75	1	6
2002	16	1357	217	59.00	5	5
2003	5	803	233	100.37	2	3
2004	12	946	270	63.06	2	4
2005	8	640	135	53.33	2	4
2006	12	1095	146	60.83	3	7
2007	10	606	129	35.64	1	3
2008	15	805	136	30.96	2	4
2009	6	747	177	83.00	2	5
2010	12	771	191	42.83	3	1
2011	11	1034	146*	60.82	5	3

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