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Following his century in the second Test against the West Indies in Kolkata, Rahul Dravid became the top run scorer in 2011, moving ahead of the English duo of Ian Bell and Alistair Cook.
Dravid, this year, aggregates 952 runs in 10 Tests, with five centuries to his credit, while Bell is a close second with 950 runs in eight matches.
Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal continues to occupy the top spot among bowlers with 41 wickets in six matches.
The top 20 batsmen and bowlers in 2011:
Top-20 batsmen in Test cricket in 2011:
| # | Batsman | Mts | Inns | Runs | Hs | Avg | 100 | 50 |
| 1 | R Dravid (Ind) | 10 | 19 | 952 | 146* | 59.50 | 5 | 2 |
| 2 | IR Bell (Eng) | 8 | 11 | 950 | 235 | 118.75 | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | AN Cook (Eng) | 8 | 11 | 927 | 294 | 84.27 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | KC Sangakkara (SL) | 9 | 17 | 923 | 211 | 54.29 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | DM Bravo (WI) | 9 | 18 | 735 | 195 | 43.23 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | KP Pietersen (Eng) | 8 | 11 | 731 | 202* | 73.10 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | VVS Laxman (Ind) | 10 | 19 | 707 | 176* | 47.13 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Misbah-ul-Haq (Pak) | 8 | 13 | 669 | 102* | 74.33 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | S Chanderpaul (WI) | 8 | 15 | 646 | 118 | 53.83 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Taufeeq Umar (Pak) | 8 | 16 | 637 | 236 | 42.46 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Azhar Ali (Pak) | 8 | 15 | 615 | 100 | 47.30 | 1 | 6 |
| 12 | MEK Hussey (Aus) | 6 | 11 | 568 | 142 | 51.63 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | SR Tendulkar (Ind) | 7 | 13 | 554 | 146 | 46.16 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | TM Dilshan (SL) | 8 | 14 | 526 | 193 | 37.57 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | NT Paranavitana (SL) | 9 | 18 | 523 | 76* | 32.68 | 0 | 5 |
| 16 | MJ Prior (Eng) | 8 | 10 | 519 | 126 | 64.87 | 3 | 2 |
| 17 | Younis Khan (Pak) | 6 | 9 | 500 | 122 | 62.50 | 1 | 4 |
| 18 | KA Edwards (WI) | 5 | 10 | 492 | 121 | 54.66 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | MS Dhoni (Ind) | 10 | 17 | 461 | 144 | 30.73 | 1 | 3 |
| 20 | AD Mathews (SL) | 6 | 11 | 449 | 105* | 64.14 | 1 | 4 |
Top-20 bowlers in Test cricket in 2011:
| # | Bowler | Mts | Wkts | Best | Avg | SR | RpO | 5WI | 10WM |
| 1 | Saeed Ajmal (Pak) | 6 | 41 | 6-42 | 23.41 | 58.02 | 2.42 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | I Sharma (Ind) | 10 | 40 | 6-55 | 34.70 | 61.70 | 3.37 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | D Bishoo (WI) | 9 | 36 | 5-90 | 34.50 | 66.44 | 3.11 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | JM Anderson (Eng) | 7 | 35 | 5-65 | 24.85 | 50.80 | 2.93 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | SCJ Broad (Eng) | 7 | 33 | 6-46 | 22.30 | 49.15 | 2.72 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | HMRKB Herath (SL) | 8 | 32 | 7-157 | 31.96 | 74.38 | 2.57 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | FH Edwards (WI) | 7 | 30 | 5-63 | 27.10 | 43.47 | 3.74 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | DJG Sammy (WI) | 9 | 28 | 5-29 | 27.96 | 64.29 | 2.61 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Umar Gul (Pak) | 6 | 27 | 4-61 | 24.40 | 49.07 | 2.98 | 0 | 0 |
| = | P Kumar (Ind) | 6 | 27 | 5-106 | 25.81 | 59.67 | 2.59 | 1 | 0 |
| = | GP Swann (Eng) | 8 | 27 | 6-106 | 34.22 | 64.30 | 3.19 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | UWMBCA Welegedara (SL) | 8 | 26 | 5-87 | 32.61 | 60.31 | 3.24 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | R Rampaul (WI) | 7 | 25 | 4-48 | 25.00 | 58.20 | 2.57 | 0 | 0 |
| = | Abdur Rehman (Pak) | 6 | 25 | 4-65 | 29.28 | 79.12 | 2.22 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | CT Tremlett (Eng) | 5 | 23 | 6-48 | 27.17 | 54.17 | 3.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | TT Bresnan (Eng) | 4 | 21 | 5-48 | 19.09 | 39.86 | 2.87 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Harbhajan Singh (Ind) | 6 | 20 | 7-120 | 38.05 | 77.90 | 2.93 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | DW Steyn (SA) | 3 | 17 | 5-75 | 21.05 | 40.59 | 3.11 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | RJ Harris (Aus) | 3 | 15 | 5-62 | 17.33 | 36.20 | 2.87 | 1 | 0 |
| = | RAS Lakmal (SL) | 8 | 15 | 3-55 | 56.80 | 91.73 | 3.71 | 0 | 0 |
Note: All statistics updated up to and including Johannesburg Test between South Africa and Australia