A look at five legendary batters who reached 10,000 Test runs in record time, highlighting the innings taken, opposition faced and venues where the historic milestone was achieved in the longest format.


From Sachin Tendulkar to Steve Smith: Meet 5 batters to reach fastest 10,000 Test runs

Imran Khan (187) has most Test wickets as captain followed by Pat Cummins (151), Richie Benaud (138), Garry Sobers (117), Daniel Vettori (116).

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Kuldeep's 134-ball stay at the crease showed that it wasn't the pitch but the application by the batters which mattered. Kuldeep is only the second Indian player behind KL Rahul's 119-ball stay in Kolkata to play more than 100 balls in an innings in the ongoing series.

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Cummins has not played any international cricket since July earlier this year. The 32-year-old had undergone a surgery for a back injury and has been rehabilitating for the same. In a positive sign, he hasn't felt any pain or discomfort since returning to bowling recently.

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The batter has played 85 red-ball matches for India and scored 5,077 runs at an average of 38. He has 12 Test hundreds to his name with a best of 188. While his number are not overwhelming, he is one of the most technically correct batters India had in the middle-order.

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The South Africans appealed for a hit-wicket but the on-field umpires shut it as the players walked into the dressing room. The incident triggered the debate around the decision of umpires and what makes a batter get out hit-wicket.

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Afridi is of age 38 years and 301 days - now the oldest to take a five-for on Test debut in history of the game. He surpassed England's Charles Marriott to claim the elusive piece of history. Marriott was aged 37 years 332 days when he took the five-for on his Test debut.

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Abhishek was the highest run-scorer during the 2025 Asia Cup, hitting 315 runs in seven contested matches.

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The win came against West Indies in Ahmedabad in the first of two Tests inside three days, thanks to some clinical bowling performance on the day 3 (Oct 4).

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Jasprit Bumrah returned to his best with 3/42 in the first Test against West Indies after a below par Asia Cup 2025 where he took only seven wickets in five matches during India's title-winning campaign. Bumrah also became fastest Indian pacer to take 50 Test wickets at home.

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With these wickets, Bumrah also became the fastest Indian pacer to take 50 wickets at home in 24 innings and equaled former pacer Javagal Srinath's long-standing record. Bumrah surpassed Kapil Dev (25 innings) and Ishant Sharma & Mohammed Shami - both 27 innings - to reach the milestone.

IND vs WI, 1st Test: Red-ball Bumrah leaves batters hanging dry with searing yorkers in cloudy Ahmedabad - WATCH

There's been a new proposal sent to ICC to keep Test cricket relevant - a two-tier system which will divide the Test playing teams into two groups. The system, if accepted, will make it near impossible for West Indies have a Test series against India.

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Veteran all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who has won four IPL titles (one with RR and three with CSK) has been named the vice-captain for the series as wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant recuperates from toe fracture sustained on England tour.

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Amit Mishra made his India debut in a Test against Australia in 2008 and took a five-for - becoming only the sixth Indian to do so. In IPL, he played 164 matches with four teams and took three hattrick - only bowler to achieve the feat.

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Reflecting on his time playing Test cricket, Rohit noted some of its aspects, including the format draining mentally and testing each player to their limits.

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Indian batter Cheteshwar Pujara on Sunday (August 24) announced his decision to step down from all forms of cricket. A veteran of the game, Pujara goes down into the history books as one of the best batters in the nation's cricketing history. 

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Test cricket is the oldest and most traditional format of the game. It challenges players with every ball, every session and every single day. Across its rich history, let’s take a look at the five batters who were the quickest to reach 10,000 runs in Test cricket

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Rishabh Pant is the first visiting wicketkeeper-batter to score 1000-plus Test runs in England. Before Pant, ex-India skipper MS Dhoni held the record with 778 runs in England in Test.

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Jacques Kallis from South Africa was one a kind - His record as an all-rounder is unmatchable through generations. For context, Kallis has 45 Test hundreds - second most overall and 17 in ODIs and he has 292 wickets in Tests and 273 wickets in ODIs.

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The last time Dawson played Test cricket for England he took 1/42 against South Africa in Nottingham back in 2017. Jaiswal's wicket was the second Indian wicket to fall in the session post lunch on day 1 (Jul 23) of the Old Trafford Test.

IND vs ENG: Back to Test cricket after eight years, Dawson takes only 7 balls for a wicket - WATCH

In the third Test match, England beat India by 23 runs in an exciting close-encounter game. It will be interesting to see how Team India will bounce back after losing the third Test match.

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From Muttiah Muralitharan to Malcolm Marshall, here's a look at top five bowlers fastest to take 300 wickets in Test cricket. This list also includes Ravichandran Ashwin, Dennis Lillee and Richard Hadlee.

From Muttiah Muralitharan to Malcolm Marshall: 5 bowlers fastest to take 300 wickets in Test cricket

Given his current form, Jadeja would definitely be wanting to remedy his record at Old Trafford and India would be hoping to repeat the Edgbaston performance - winning a Test for the first time at the venue.

Ravindra Jadeja only player from 2014 Manchester Test vs England and he was India's worst batter

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From Sachin Tendulkar to Steve Smith: Meet 5 batters to reach fastest 10,000 Test runs

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IND vs SA: Kuldeep has played longest innings by an Indian batter in this series

Aussie skipper Cummins hopeful of return at Gabba in second Ashes Test

'Team needed me in Australia,' India batter Rahane breaks silence on Test snub

SA vs PAK, 2nd Test: Was Rizwan out hit-wicket on appeal he survived?

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Brian Lara lauds Abhishek’s rise but points out one area he needs to work on

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From Bumrah to Shami: Indian pacers fastest to take 50 Test wickets at home

IND vs WI:WATCH | Red-ball Bumrah leaves batters hanging dry in cloudy Ahmedabad

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Cheteshwar Pujara retires: 5 best innings of Indian batter ft 202 vs Australia

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Pant may be injured but he's already best wicketkeeper-batter to visit England

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