Top 5 Batsmen with most runs in a single edition of Ranji Trophy

The premier domestic tournament of India, the Ranji Trophy, is the breeding ground for young and promising cricket talent in India. To shine in Ranji Trophy, one has to stand out. And what better way than scoring heavily? Only 15 players have scored in excess of 1000 runs in a single edition since the tournament started way back in 1934. Mumbai won the recently concluded Ranji Trophy 2015-16, kudos to scintillating starts given by their in-form batsman ShreyasIyer. He piled up runs and did it in style. So who else have done this before? Here are top 5 batsmen with most runs in a single edition of Ranji Trophy:

5. Kedar Jadhav – 1223 runs (2013-14):

Kedar Jadhav was the star of the season for Maharashtra in the 2013-14 edition of Ranji Trophy. The wicketkeeper-batsman amassed 1223 runs in 17 matches, across 11 matches, at a highly impressive average of 87.35. His top score of the season was 204 that he scored against Hyderabad. He impressed everyone with 6 tons to his name in the season and ended up as the leading run scorer of the 2013-14 season. His efforts took Maharashtra to the finals of the tournament. He smashed a ton in the final against Karnataka too, but in vain.