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 Bangladesh	Chattogram	17 Jan 2010	15 Nov 1989	20y 63d	163	266	Test # 1949
JH Kallis (ICC/SA)	v New Zealand	Cape Town	2 Jan 2013	14 Dec 1995	17y 19d	159	269	Test # 2069
RT Ponting (AUS)	v India	Adelaide	24 Jan 2012	8 Dec 1995	16y 47d	162	275	Test # 2031
R Dravid (ICC/IND)	v West Indies	Wankhede	22 Nov 2011	20 Jun 1996	15y 155d	160	277	Test # 2019
JE Root (ENG)	v Zimbabwe	Nottingham	22 May 2025	13 Dec 2012	12y 160d	153	279	Test # 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:

Australia v England at Perth, 1st Test, Nov 21-22, 2025 [Test # 2608]

India v South Africa at Eden Gardens, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Nov 14-16, 2025 [Test # 2606]

Bangladesh v Ireland at Sylhet, 1st Test, Nov 11-14, 2025 [Test # 2605]