Pietersen and Cook waste no time
Players who took the least time to reach significant landmarks in Tests and ODIs
Player | Debut | Date | Time | Runs | HS | Bat Av | Wkts | BBI | Bowl Av | ||
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226 | 51.09 | 4 | 1/0 | 129.50 | |||||||
AN Cook (Eng) | Mar 1, 2006 | Dec 26, 2009 | 3y 300d | 3654 | 160 | 42.98 | 0 | - | - | ||
ME Trescothick (Eng) | Aug 3, 2000 | Jun 10, 2004 | 3y 312d | 3663 | 219 | 42.59 | 1 | 1/34 | 137.00 | ||
AR Border (Aus) | Dec 29, 1978 | Jan 2, 1983 | 4y 4d | 3492 | 162 | 46.56 | 14 | 3/20 | 35.85 | ||
AC Gilchrist (Aus) | Nov 5, 1999 | Dec 26, 2003 | 4y 51d | 3159 | 204* | 57.43 | 0 | - | - | ||
AJ Strauss (Eng) | May 20, 2004 | Jul 10, 2008 | 4y 51d | 3807 | 177 | 42.30 | 0 | - | - | ||
AB de Villiers (SA) | Dec 17, 2004 | Feb 26, 2009 | 4y 71d | 3308 | 217* | 42.41 | 2 | 2/49 | 49.50 | ||
RR Sarwan (WI) | May 18, 2000 | Aug 19, 2004 | 4y 93d | 3401 | 261* | 40.97 | 20 | 4/37 | 39.65 | ||
MV Boucher (SA) | Oct 17, 1997 | Feb 22, 2002 | 4y 128d | 1761 | 125 | 28.86 | 0 | - | - | ||
N Kapil Dev (India) | Oct 16, 1978 | Mar 11, 1983 | 4y 146d | 2129 | 126* | 32.25 | 200 | 8/85 | 29.33 | ||
SJ Harmison (Eng/ICC) | Aug 8, 2002 | Jan 2, 2007 | 4y 147d | 578 | 42 | 11.11 | 189 | 7/12 | 30.53 | ||
AJ Lamb (Eng) | Jun 10, 1982 | Dec 26, 1986 | 4y 199d | 2617 | 137* | 33.12 | 1 | 1/6 | 23.00 | ||
RD Jacobs (WI) | Nov 26, 1998 | Jun 20, 2003 | 4y 206d | 1984 | 118 | 28.34 | 0 | - | - | ||
AW Greig (Eng) | Jun 8, 1972 | Jan 14, 1977 | 4y 220d | 3195 | 148 | 42.03 | 126 | 8/86 | 32.20 | ||
MP Vaughan (Eng) | Nov 25, 1999 | Aug 19, 2004 | 4y 268d | 3777 | 197 | 45.50 | 5 | 2/71 | 97.40 | ||
IA Healy (Aus) | Sep 15, 1988 | Jul 1, 1993 | 4y 289d | 1562 | 102* | 22.63 | 0 | - | - | ||
GC Smith (ICC/SA) | Mar 8, 2002 | Dec 26, 2006 | 4y 293d | 3969 | 277 | 47.81 | 8 | 2/145 | 93.75 | ||
ME Waugh (Aus) | Jan 25, 1991 | Nov 17, 1995 | 4y 296d | 3222 | 140 | 42.39 | 35 | 5/40 | 35.00 | ||
MJ Clarke (Aus) | Oct 6, 2004 | Jul 30, 2009 | 4y 297d | 3556 | 151 | 50.08 | 19 | 6/9 | 38.68 | ||
IT Botham (Eng) | Jul 28, 1977 | Jun 24, 1982 | 4y 331d | 2625 | 149* | 36.45 | 229 | 8/34 | 22.89 |
Player | Debut | Date | Time | Runs | HS | Bat Av | Wkts | BBI | Bowl Av | ||
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153* | 41.57 | 50 | 5/40 | 39.68 | |||||||
MV Boucher (ICC/SA) | Oct 17, 1997 | Jan 11, 2007 | 9y 86d | 3723 | 125 | 29.78 | 1 | 1/6 | 6.00 | ||
IA Healy (Aus) | Sep 15, 1988 | Jan 30, 1998 | 9y 137d | 3741 | 161* | 28.34 | 0 | - | - | ||
R Dravid (ICC/India) | Jun 20, 1996 | Mar 18, 2006 | 9y 271d | 8553 | 270 | 57.79 | 1 | 1/18 | 39.00 | ||
MA Taylor (Aus) | Jan 26, 1989 | Nov 20, 1998 | 9y 298d | 7343 | 334* | 44.50 | 1 | 1/11 | 26.00 | ||
AR Border (Aus) | Dec 29, 1978 | Dec 24, 1988 | 9y 361d | 7670 | 205 | 52.17 | 16 | 3/20 | 47.18 | ||
RT Ponting (Aus) | Dec 8, 1995 | Jan 2, 2006 | 10y 25d | 8253 | 257 | 57.71 | 5 | 1/0 | 44.80 | ||
DI Gower (Eng) | Jun 1, 1978 | Jul 21, 1988 | 10y 50d | 7000 | 215 | 44.02 | 1 | 1/1 | 20.00 | ||
SK Warne (Aus) | Jan 2, 1992 | Mar 8, 2002 | 10y 65d | 2052 | 99 | 16.54 | 444 | 8/71 | 26.56 | ||
G Kirsten (SA) | Dec 26, 1993 | Mar 18, 2004 | 10y 83d | 7212 | 275 | 45.35 | 2 | 1/0 | 71.00 | ||
JH Kallis (ICC/SA) | Dec 14, 1995 | Apr 15, 2006 | 10y 122d | 7940 | 189* | 56.31 | 197 | 6/54 | 31.73 | ||
DC Boon (Aus) | Nov 23, 1984 | Apr 21, 1995 | 10y 149d | 7094 | 200 | 44.33 | 0 | - | - | ||
SM Pollock (SA) | Nov 16, 1995 | Apr 15, 2006 | 10y 150d | 3406 | 111 | 31.24 | 391 | 7/87 | 23.25 | ||
AJ Stewart (Eng) | Feb 24, 1990 | Aug 3, 2000 | 10y 161d | 6838 | 190 | 40.94 | 0 | - | - | ||
GD McGrath (Aus) | Nov 12, 1993 | Oct 26, 2004 | 10y 349d | 468 | 39 | 6.50 | 451 | 8/38 | 21.73 | ||
MA Atherton (Eng) | Aug 10, 1989 | Aug 3, 2000 | 10y 359d | 6742 | 185* | 37.87 | 2 | 1/20 | 151.00 | ||
N Kapil Dev (India) | Oct 16, 1978 | Nov 15, 1989 | 11y 30d | 4142 | 163 | 31.37 | 354 | 9/83 | 28.87 | ||
DPMD Jayawardene (SL) | Aug 2, 1997 | Jan 3, 2009 | 11y 154d | 7959 | 374 | 52.36 | 4 | 2/32 | 58.00 | ||
SC Ganguly (India) | Jun 20, 1996 | Dec 26, 2007 | 11y 189d | 6429 | 239 | 43.14 | 32 | 3/28 | 49.93 | ||
M Ntini (SA) | Mar 19, 1998 | Dec 16, 2009 | 11y 272d | 692 | 32* | 9.74 | 390 | 7/37 | 28.53 |
Player | Debut | Date | Time | Runs | HS | Bat Av | Wkts | BBI | Bowl Av | ||
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183* | 44.94 | 0 | - | - | |||||||
Shahid Afridi (Pak) | Oct 2, 1996 | Feb 4, 2000 | 3y 125d | 2194 | 109 | 23.34 | 64 | 3/33 | 48.31 | ||
R Dravid (India) | Apr 3, 1996 | Sep 26, 1999 | 3y 176d | 3158 | 145 | 37.15 | 1 | 1/21 | 102.00 | ||
Saqlain Mushtaq (Pak) | Sep 29, 1995 | May 20, 1999 | 3y 233d | 471 | 30* | 12.72 | 189 | 5/29 | 19.57 | ||
KC Sangakkara (SL) | Jul 5, 2000 | Feb 27, 2004 | 3y 237d | 2383 | 103* | 29.78 | 0 | - | - | ||
MV Boucher (SA) | Jan 16, 1998 | Oct 22, 2001 | 3y 279d | 1077 | 68 | 22.43 | 0 | - | - | ||
M Kaif (India) | Jan 28, 2002 | Nov 16, 2005 | 3y 292d | 2369 | 111* | 34.83 | 0 | - | - | ||
Yuvraj Singh (India) | Oct 3, 2000 | Aug 1, 2004 | 3y 303d | 2367 | 139 | 30.74 | 26 | 4/6 | 37.61 | ||
Mohammad Yousuf (Pak) | Mar 28, 1998 | Apr 17, 2002 | 4y 20d | 3183 | 129 | 39.29 | 0 | - | - | ||
MJ Clarke (Aus) | Jan 19, 2003 | Feb 9, 2007 | 4y 21d | 2893 | 105* | 43.17 | 30 | 5/35 | 36.73 | ||
Younis Khan (Pak) | Feb 13, 2000 | Mar 21, 2004 | 4y 37d | 2636 | 90 | 31.75 | 1 | 1/24 | 99.00 | ||
AC Gilchrist (Aus) | Oct 25, 1996 | Jan 11, 2001 | 4y 78d | 3109 | 154 | 33.07 | 0 | - | - | ||
SM Pollock (SA) | Jan 9, 1996 | Apr 16, 2000 | 4y 98d | 1267 | 75 | 25.85 | 146 | 6/35 | 23.15 | ||
AB Agarkar (India) | Apr 1, 1998 | Jul 9, 2002 | 4y 99d | 665 | 67* | 16.62 | 154 | 4/25 | 28.43 | ||
Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak) | Nov 22, 1991 | Mar 3, 1996 | 4y 102d | 3400 | 137* | 41.97 | 2 | 1/4 | 21.00 | ||
NR Mongia (India) | Feb 15, 1994 | Jun 23, 1998 | 4y 128d | 872 | 69 | 19.37 | 0 | - | - | ||
DPMD Jayawardene (SL) | Jan 24, 1998 | Jun 27, 2002 | 4y 154d | 2771 | 128 | 32.22 | 7 | 2/56 | 66.85 | ||
Azhar Mahmood (Pak) | Sep 16, 1996 | Feb 22, 2001 | 4y 159d | 1090 | 67 | 18.47 | 102 | 6/18 | 32.94 | ||
IK Pathan (India) | Jan 9, 2004 | Jul 3, 2008 | 4y 176d | 1339 | 83 | 24.34 | 143 | 5/27 | 29.38 | ||
JH Kallis (SA) | Jan 9, 1996 | Jul 14, 2000 | 4y 187d | 3392 | 113* | 42.40 | 84 | 5/30 | 30.25 |
Player | Debut | Date | Time | Runs | HS | Bat Av | Wkts | BBI | Bowl Av | ||
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138* | 36.18 | 0 | - | - | |||||||
R Dravid (India) | Apr 3, 1996 | Feb 23, 2003 | 6y 326d | 6242 | 153 | 38.29 | 4 | 2/43 | 42.50 | ||
Yuvraj Singh (Asia/India) | Oct 3, 2000 | Feb 19, 2008 | 7y 139d | 5686 | 139 | 36.44 | 54 | 4/6 | 40.27 | ||
Mohammad Yousuf (Asia/Pak) | Mar 28, 1998 | Aug 17, 2005 | 7y 142d | 6719 | 141* | 41.22 | 0 | - | - | ||
SM Pollock (SA) | Jan 9, 1996 | Oct 5, 2003 | 7y 269d | 1988 | 75 | 23.38 | 282 | 6/35 | 23.29 | ||
MV Boucher (Afr/SA) | Jan 16, 1998 | Nov 6, 2005 | 7y 294d | 2744 | 70 | 25.64 | 0 | - | - | ||
Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak) | Nov 22, 1991 | Oct 22, 1999 | 7y 334d | 6475 | 137* | 39.48 | 2 | 1/4 | 26.00 | ||
DPMD Jayawardene (Asia/SL) | Jan 24, 1998 | Jan 24, 2006 | 8y 0d | 5178 | 128 | 31.00 | 7 | 2/56 | 74.85 | ||
AC Gilchrist (Aus/ICC) | Oct 25, 1996 | Jan 14, 2005 | 8y 81d | 6685 | 172 | 35.74 | 0 | - | - | ||
Shahid Afridi (Pak) | Oct 2, 1996 | Apr 2, 2005 | 8y 182d | 4364 | 109 | 23.97 | 163 | 5/11 | 36.77 | ||
JH Kallis (SA) | Jan 9, 1996 | Aug 28, 2004 | 8y 232d | 7110 | 139 | 45.57 | 189 | 5/30 | 30.99 | ||
SR Tendulkar (India) | Dec 18, 1989 | Sep 30, 1998 | 8y 286d | 7305 | 143 | 41.74 | 65 | 5/32 | 52.78 | ||
WPUJC Vaas (SL) | Feb 15, 1994 | Dec 1, 2002 | 8y 289d | 1318 | 50* | 14.97 | 245 | 8/19 | 27.68 | ||
MG Bevan (Aus) | Apr 14, 1994 | Feb 27, 2003 | 8y 319d | 6045 | 108* | 54.45 | 36 | 3/36 | 45.97 | ||
Abdul Razzaq (Asia/Pak) | Nov 1, 1996 | Dec 19, 2005 | 9y 48d | 3944 | 112 | 30.10 | 222 | 6/35 | 29.77 | ||
M Muralitharan (SL) | Aug 12, 1993 | Sep 30, 2002 | 9y 49d | 302 | 18 | 5.80 | 297 | 7/30 | 23.28 | ||
SP Fleming (NZ) | Mar 25, 1994 | May 19, 2003 | 9y 55d | 5441 | 134* | 30.91 | 1 | 1/8 | 28.00 | ||
JN Rhodes (SA) | Feb 26, 1992 | May 16, 2001 | 9y 79d | 4677 | 121 | 32.93 | 0 | - | - | ||
RT Ponting (Aus) | Feb 15, 1995 | May 27, 2004 | 9y 102d | 7255 | 145 | 42.42 | 3 | 1/12 | 34.66 | ||
CH Gayle (ICC/WI) | Sep 11, 1999 | May 24, 2009 | 9y 255d | 7290 | 153* | 40.27 | 151 | 5/46 | 33.48 |
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