Fastest to 4000 runs

Records for Test Matches

Fastest to 4000 runs

Player	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Debut	Time	Mat	Inns	Scorecard
DG Bradman (AUS)	v England	Melbourne	1 Jan 1937	30 Nov 1928	8y 32d	31	48	Test # 257
H Sutcliffe (ENG)	v Australia	Brisbane	10 Feb 1933	14 Jun 1924	8y 241d	43	68	Test # 223
ED Weekes (WI)	v England	Leeds	25 Jul 1957	21 Jan 1948	9y 185d	42	71	Test # 442
IVA Richards (WI)	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 1982	22 Nov 1974	7y 41d	46	71	Test # 917
JB Hobbs (ENG)	v Australia	Lord's	26 Jun 1926	1 Jan 1908	18y 176d	45	75	Test # 164
WR Hammond (ENG)	v West Indies	Bridgetown	8 Jan 1935	24 Dec 1927	7y 15d	47	76	Test # 238
BC Lara (WI)	v Sri Lanka	Kingstown	20 Jun 1997	6 Dec 1990	6y 196d	45	76	Test # 1371
L Hutton (ENG)	v West Indies	The Oval	12 Aug 1950	26 Jun 1937	13y 47d	44	77	Test # 326
GS Sobers (WI)	v England	Leeds	25 Jul 1963	30 Mar 1954	9y 117d	46	77	Test # 546
ML Hayden (AUS)	v Zimbabwe	Sydney	17 Oct 2003	4 Mar 1994	9y 227d	46	77	Test # 1663
V Sehwag (ICC/IND)	v West Indies	Basseterre	22 Jun 2006	3 Nov 2001	4y 231d	48	79	Test # 1807
RN Harvey (AUS)	v India	Chennai	19 Oct 1956	23 Jan 1948	8y 270d	46	80	Test # 431
SPD Smith (AUS)	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	13 Aug 2016	13 Jul 2010	6y 31d	44	80	Test # 2217
SM Gavaskar (IND)	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	29 Dec 1978	6 Mar 1971	7y 298d	43	81	Test # 839
KF Barrington (ENG)	v Australia	The Oval	13 Aug 1964	9 Jun 1955	9y 65d	51	82	Test # 565
KP Pietersen (ENG)	v India	Mohali	19 Dec 2008	21 Jul 2005	3y 151d	45	83	Test # 1901
Javed Miandad (PAK)	v India	Bengaluru	14 Sep 1983	9 Oct 1976	6y 340d	53	84	Test # 961
R Dravid (IND)	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	29 Aug 2001	20 Jun 1996	5y 70d	48	84	Test # 1559
DA Warner (AUS)	v New Zealand	Perth	13 Nov 2015	1 Dec 2011	3y 347d	45	84	Test # 2187
JE Root (ENG)	v Pakistan	The Oval	11 Aug 2016	13 Dec 2012	3y 242d	46	84	Test # 2216
CA Pujara (IND)	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	3 Aug 2017	9 Oct 2010	6y 298d	50	84	Test # 2267
RB Kanhai (WI)	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1966	30 May 1957	9y 215d	50	86	Test # 612
SR Tendulkar (IND)	v Sri Lanka	Wankhede	3 Dec 1997	15 Nov 1989	8y 18d	58	86	Test # 1390
GS Chappell (AUS)	v England	Nottingham	28 Jul 1977	11 Dec 1970	6y 229d	49	87	Test # 806
Younis Khan (PAK)	v West Indies	Multan	19 Nov 2006	26 Feb 2000	6y 266d	49	87	Test # 1816
M Azharuddin (IND)	v New Zealand	Hamilton	19 Mar 1994	31 Dec 1984	9y 78d	62	88	Test # 1255
PBH May (ENG)	v New Zealand	Auckland	14 Mar 1959	26 Jul 1951	7y 231d	56	89	Test # 472
ER Dexter (ENG)	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1964	24 Jul 1958	6y 152d	55	89	Test # 572
KD Walters (AUS)	v England	Adelaide	25 Jan 1975	10 Dec 1965	9y 46d	52	89	Test # 754
MA Taylor (AUS)	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 1993	26 Jan 1989	4y 334d	50	89	Test # 1242
GC Smith (ICC/SA)	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 2007	8 Mar 2002	4y 300d	51	89	Test # 1827
KS Williamson (NZ)	v Australia	Christchurch	20 Feb 2016	4 Nov 2010	5y 108d	48	89	Test # 2202
V Kohli (IND)	v England	Wankhede	8 Dec 2016	20 Jun 2011	5y 171d	52	89	Test # 2239
RB Simpson (AUS)	v India	Melbourne	30 Dec 1967	23 Dec 1957	10y 7d	51	90	Test # 625
WM Lawry (AUS)	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 1968	8 Jun 1961	7y 201d	50	90	Test # 643
AI Kallicharran (WI)	v Australia	Adelaide	26 Jan 1980	6 Apr 1972	7y 295d	54	91	Test # 870
CG Greenidge (WI)	v England	Lord's	28 Jun 1984	22 Nov 1974	9y 219d	54	91	Test # 990
Saeed Anwar (PAK)	v Bangladesh	Multan	29 Aug 2001	23 Nov 1990	10y 279d	55	91	Test # 1560
HH Gibbs (SA)	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2004	27 Nov 1996	7y 36d	55	91	Test # 1681
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	24 Mar 2004	2 Aug 1997	6y 235d	57	91	Test # 1691
DR Martyn (AUS)	v England	Lord's	21 Jul 2005	27 Nov 1992	12y 236d	57	91	Test # 1756
Zaheer Abbas (PAK)	v India	Hyderabad (Sind)	14 Jan 1983	24 Oct 1969	13y 82d	56	92	Test # 946
Yousuf Youhana (PAK)	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 2005	26 Feb 1998	6y 311d	56	92	Test # 1731
KC Sangakkara (SL)	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	26 Mar 2006	20 Jul 2000	5y 249d	56	92	Test # 1794
TT Samaraweera (SL)	v India	Colombo (SSC)	26 Jul 2010	29 Aug 2001	8y 331d	59	92	Test # 1966
MEK Hussey (AUS)	v India	Mohali	1 Oct 2010	3 Nov 2005	4y 332d	53	92	Test # 1972
HM Amla (SA)	v Australia	Cape Town	9 Nov 2011	28 Nov 2004	6y 346d	52	92	Test # 2016
RB Richardson (WI)	v Australia	Port of Spain	5 Apr 1991	24 Nov 1983	7y 132d	55	93	Test # 1168
MD Crowe (NZ)	v England	Christchurch	18 Jan 1992	26 Feb 1982	9y 326d	57	93	Test # 1183
A Flower (ZIM)	v South Africa	Harare	7 Sep 2001	18 Oct 1992	8y 324d	53	93	Test # 1562
SM Katich (AUS)	v India	Mohali	1 Oct 2010	16 Aug 2001	9y 46d	53	93	Test # 1972
Azhar Ali (PAK)	v West Indies	Dubai (DSC)	13 Oct 2016	13 Jul 2010	6y 92d	50	93	Test # 2224
JL Langer (AUS)	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 2002	23 Jan 1993	9y 337d	58	94	Test # 1634
AC Gilchrist (AUS)	v Pakistan	Sydney	2 Jan 2005	5 Nov 1999	5y 58d	65	94	Test # 1731
MJ Clarke (AUS)	v Pakistan	Hobart	14 Jan 2010	6 Oct 2004	5y 100d	58	94	Test # 1947
LRPL Taylor (NZ)	v West Indies	Wellington	11 Dec 2013	8 Nov 2007	6y 33d	52	94	Test # 2106
DCS Compton (ENG)	v West Indies	Bridgetown	6 Feb 1954	14 Aug 1937	16y 176d	56	95	Test # 383
G Boycott (ENG)	v West Indies	The Oval	26 Jul 1973	4 Jun 1964	9y 52d	55	95	Test # 725
MJ Slater (AUS)	v Pakistan	Brisbane	5 Nov 1999	3 Jun 1993	6y 155d	54	95	Test # 1467
GR Viswanath (IND)	v England	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	15 Nov 1969	9y 239d	53	96	Test # 851
ME Waugh (AUS)	v West Indies	Perth	1 Feb 1997	25 Jan 1991	6y 7d	60	96	Test # 1353
RT Ponting (AUS)	v England	Adelaide	21 Nov 2002	8 Dec 1995	6y 348d	61	96	Test # 1628
AN Cook (ENG)	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	12 Mar 2010	1 Mar 2006	4y 11d	53	96	Test # 1954
G Gambhir (IND)	v England	Nagpur	13 Dec 2012	3 Nov 2004	8y 40d	54	96	Test # 2066
AD Mathews (SL)	v New Zealand	Hamilton	18 Dec 2015	4 Jul 2009	6y 167d	56	96	Test # 2194
MC Cowdrey (ENG)	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1962	26 Nov 1954	8y 33d	59	97	Test # 536
UT Khawaja (AUS)	v South Africa	Sydney	4 Jan 2023	3 Jan 2011	12y 1d	56	98	Test # 2488
AR Border (AUS)	v West Indies	Georgetown	2 Mar 1984	29 Dec 1978	5y 64d	57	99	Test # 979
M Amarnath (IND)	v Sri Lanka	Nagpur	27 Dec 1986	24 Dec 1969	17y 3d	60	99	Test # 1063
MA Atherton (ENG)	v South Africa	Johannesburg	30 Nov 1995	10 Aug 1989	6y 112d	53	99	Test # 1315
MP Vaughan (ENG)	v South Africa	Centurion	21 Jan 2005	25 Nov 1999	5y 57d	55	99	Test # 1736
AJ Strauss (ENG)	v India	Chennai	11 Dec 2008	20 May 2004	4y 205d	54	99	Test # 1898
CH Lloyd (WI)	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1976	13 Dec 1966	9y 222d	57	100	Test # 780
DI Gower (ENG)	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	12 Mar 1984	1 Jun 1978	5y 285d	58	100	Test # 981
Misbah-ul-Haq (PAK)	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	3 Jul 2015	8 Mar 2001	14y 117d	58	100	Test # 2169

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 100 innings shown

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Bangladesh v New Zealand at Mirpur, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Dec 6-9, 2023 [Test # 2517]

Bangladesh v New Zealand at Sylhet, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Nov 28-Dec 2, 2023 [Test # 2516]

England v Australia at The Oval, 5th Test, Jul 27-31, 2023 [Test # 2515]