Fastest Players to Score 8000 Test Runs
Steve Smith, the fastest batsman to score 8000 runs in Test cricket, achieved this feat in the 151st innings and 85th Test match during the third match against Pakistan in Lahore. This record was held by Kumar Sangakkara for 12 years.
Check out the list of the fastest players to score 8000 runs in Test cricket.List of fastest players to score 8000 runs in test cricket.
Fastest To Reach 8000 Test Runs | |||||
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Pos | Player | Team | Mat | Inn | Time |
1 | Steve Smith | Australia | 85 | 151 | 11y 251d |
2 | Kumar Sangakkara | Sri Lanka | 91 | 152 | 10y 14d |
3 | Sachin Tendulkar | India | 96 | 154 | 12y 184d |
4 | Gary Sobers | West Indies | 91 | 157 | 19y 323d |
5 | Rahul Dravid | India | 94 | 158 | 9y 173d |
6 | Virender Sehwag | India | 93 | 160 | 10y 53d |
7 | Javed Miandad | Pakistan | 107 | 162 | 14y 17d |
8 | Brian Lara | West Indies | 94 | 164 | 12y 154d |
9 | Mathew Hayden | Australia | 92 | 164 | 13y 297d |
10 | Ricky Ponting | Australia | 100 | 165 | 10y 25d |
11 | Mahela Jayawardene | Sri Lanka | 101 | 165 | 11y 203d |
12 | Younis Khan | Pakistan | 93 | 165 | 14y 246d |
13 | Sunil Gavaskar | India | 95 | 166 | 12y 237d |
14 | Viv Richards | West Indies | 112 | 167 | 16y 99d |
15 | Virat Kohli | India | 100 | 169 | 10y 257d |
16 | Jacques Kallis | South Africa | 101 | 170 | 10y 134d |
17 | Michael Clarke | Australia | 101 | 172 | 9y 81d |
18 | AB de Villiers | South Africa | 104 | 172 | 11y 16d |
19 | Graeme Smith | South Africa | 99 | 173 | 10y 15d |
20 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Pakistan | 105 | 175 | 13y 178d |
Related Q&A
Q. Who was the first player to score 8000 runs in test cricket?
Ans. Sir Gary Sobers (Garfield Sobers) of West Indies, who played international cricket between 1954–1974, and reached the 8000-run mark in his last Test against England in 1974, scoring 8032 Test runs in 93 Tests.
Q. Who is the fastest player to score 8000 runs in test cricket?
Ans. Steve Smith, the fastest batsman to score 8000 runs in Test cricket, achieved this feat in the 151st innings and 85th Test match during the third match against Pakistan in Lahore.
Q. Who has scored the most runs in test cricket?
Ans. Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has scored the most runs in test cricket. He scored 15,921 runs in 200 matches at an average of 53.78. Tendulkar scored 51 centuries and 68 fifties in his illustrious career.
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