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Fastest to 13000 runs

Fastest to 13000 runs in Tests

Fastest to 13000 runs
Player
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
Debut
Time
Mat
Inns
Scorecard
SR Tendulkar (IND)
v BangladeshChattogram17 Jan 201015 Nov 198920y 63d163266Test # 1949
JH Kallis (ICC/SA)
v New ZealandCape Town2 Jan 201314 Dec 199517y 19d159269Test # 2069
RT Ponting (AUS)
v IndiaAdelaide24 Jan 20128 Dec 199516y 47d162275Test # 2031
R Dravid (ICC/IND)
v West IndiesWankhede22 Nov 201120 Jun 199615y 155d160277Test # 2019
JE Root (ENG)
v ZimbabweNottingham22 May 202513 Dec 201212y 160d153279Test # 2584
Time is based on the start of the debut match and the start of the match in which the milestone was achieved
Batsmen within a maximum of 325 innings shown
Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Zimbabwe v New Zealand at Bulawayo, 2nd Test, Aug 7-9, 2025 [Test # 2599]

England v India at The Oval, 5th Test, Jul 31-Aug 4, 2025 [Test # 2598]

Zimbabwe v New Zealand at Bulawayo, 1st Test, Jul 30-Aug 1, 2025 [Test # 2597]