Fastest to 3000 Test Runs

Fastest to 3000 Test Runs

Key Insights

Don Bradman took the fewest innings to score 3000 runs in Test cricket, making him the fastest to reach the mark. The former Australian batter needed 33 innings.

Bradman is also the quickest to the milestone among captains. He reached the milestone in his 37th innings as Australia’s Test skipper.

Kevin Pietersen, meanwhile, is the fastest to 3000 Test runs in terms of time taken. He took two years and 150 days from his Test debut to complete his 3000th run.

Joe Root (two years and 313 days) and Alastair Cook (two years and 362 days) are the other batters to reach the mark within three years of their debuts.

Bruce Mitchell took the longest time to attain the 3000-run mark in Tests. The South African had to wait for 19 years and 184 days to reach the landmark.

Herbert Sutcliffe is the quickest opener to achieve 3000 Test runs. The former English opener took 52 innings.

Sutcliffe averaged 64.83 at that time, the highest for an opener after scoring 3000 Test runs. Bradman, though, averaged the highest among all batters. He had an average of 100.67 after completing his 3000 runs.

Among wicketkeepers, Adam Gilchrist accomplished the landmark in the fewest innings. The former Australian keeper-batter needed 63 innings to score 3000 Test runs.

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