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)
Updated On: 2024-10-18 06:32 PM IST
Compiled by : Sujay Shivalkar
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