Sangakkara fastest to 9000 Test runs
By Staff Writers | November 3, 2011
Kumar Sangakkara is the fastest to reach 9000 runs in Test cricket. © AFP/File/ISHARA S.KODIKARA.
Kumar Sangakkara became only the 11th player to pass 9000 Test runs and the fastest to reach the milestone, during his innings on day one of the third Test against Pakistan in Sharjah.
The former Sri Lankan captain passed the 9000-run mark in 172 innings after playing 103 Test matches, beating Rahul Dravid who reached the figure after 176 innings in his 104th Test match.
After Mahela Jayawardene, who has scored 9895 runs, Sangakkara is only the second Sri Lankan to reach the landmark.
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12 August 2011
15 hours 37 min
Legend!
7 April 2010
1 day 21 hours
Yes he is on his way to greatness...
7 May 2010
12 weeks 4 days
The ultimate professional...
well done young man..
25 January 2010
3 weeks 2 days
Class! utter Class!
According to cric info: Sangakkara reached the 9000-run mark in his 103rd Test making him the second-fastest to the mark in terms of matches after Brian Lara, who reached it in 101 Tests. However, Sangakkara reached the mark in just 172 innings, which is the fastest in terms of innings played.
He is better than Lara
20 November 2008
7 hours 46 sec
@Chamira Fernando:
Cricinfo's writers should take a look at their own records page - it uses the number of innings, not matches to judge the fastest to 9000 runs: http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content...
When a player has two opportunities to bat in one game, why would you consider the number of matches to determine it, right?
8 December 2010
16 hours 40 min
Ha-ha... Sanga reached 9000 runs in 172 innings, seven less than demi-god SRT.
And the criteria to judge the fastest to any milestone should be the amount of innings and not matches. The same for bowlers as well.
23 October 2011
26 weeks 2 days
WHAT A MAN , A REAL HERO
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