5 Batters With Fastest 9000 Test Runs: India's star batsman Virat Kohli scored 70 runs in the second innings of the first Test against New Zealand. During this innings, Kohli also completed 9000 runs in Test cricket. Kohli has become only the fourth Indian batsman to score 9000 runs in Tests, but he has reached this milestone slowest for India. In this episode, let us know who are the five batsmen who scored the fastest 9000 runs in Tests.
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Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting completed his 9000 Test runs in 177 innings. Ponting did this feat against England in Brisbane in November 2006. Ponting did this in the 106th match of his Test career.
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Former West Indies legend Brian Lara comes fourth in this list. Lara achieved this feat in his 177th innings against South Africa in Cape Town in January 2004. Lara completed 9000 runs in Tests in his 101st match. It took him 13 years and 27 days to do so.
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Dravid is the fastest Indian batsman to score 9000 Test runs. Dravid achieved this feat in June 2006 against West Indies in Kingston. Dravid achieved this feat in his 176th innings and 104th match of his career. It took Dravid 10 years and 10 days to complete 9000 Test runs.
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Australian batsman Steve Smith is second in terms of scoring the fastest 9000 Test runs. Smith achieved this feat in the 174th innings against England at Lord's in June 2023. This was Smith's 99th match. It took him 12 years and 350 days to complete his 9000 Test runs.
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Former Sri Lankan veteran batsman Kumar Sangakkara holds the record for scoring the fastest 9000 runs in Tests. Sangakkara achieved this feat in just 172 innings. He achieved this feat against Pakistan in Sharjah in November 2011. It took Sangakkara 11 years and 106 days to complete 9000 runs in Tests.
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