Tests: Fastest Indian batsmen to score 9,000 runs
Updated On: 18 October, 2024 06:32 PM IST | Sujay Shivalkar
Team India stalwart Virat Kohli recently achieved the milestone of completing 9,000 runs in Test cricket. Here is all you need to know (Pic: File Pic)


Rahul Dravid enjoys the top spot on the list of fastest Indian batsmen to score 9,000 Test runs. Former India head coach and cricketer, Dravid took just 176 runs to achieve the milestone in the format's history. He is in the third place among the all-time fastest batsmen to complete 9,000 runs in Test cricket history

Legendary Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar comes second on the list. Holding the record for the most Test runs, Tendulkar took 179 innings to reach the feat of 9,000 runs in the longest format of the game

The third place is in the name of the Indian batting great Sunil Gavaskar. The former right-hander completed 9,000 Test runs in 192 innings. Besides this, he is also the first batsman to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket history

Team India stalwart Virat Kohli achieved the milestone during the Test match against New Zealand. The right-hander took 197 innings to reach the feat

Virat Kohli played a knock of 70 runs which came in 102 deliveries. Before returning to the pavilion, the right-hander smashed 8 fours and 1 six. He snicked it in the hands of Tom Blundell in Glenn Philip's over
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