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Fastest to 2000 runs
Player Opposition Ground Match Date Debut Time Mat Inns Scorecard
DG Bradman (Aust) v South Africa Brisbane 27 Nov 1931 30 Nov 1928 2y 362d 15 22 Test # 212
GA Headley (WI) v England Lord's 24 Jun 1939 11 Jan 1930 9y 164d 17 32 Test # 272
H Sutcliffe (Eng) v West Indies Manchester 21 Jul 1928 14 Jun 1924 4y 37d 22 33 Test # 174
MEK Hussey (Aust) v India Sydney 2 Jan 2008 3 Nov 2005 2y 60d 20 33 Test # 1857
KD Walters (Aust) v South Africa Cape Town 22 Jan 1970 10 Dec 1965 4y 43d 22 35 Test # 670
BC Lara (WI) v Australia Bridgetown 31 Mar 1995 6 Dec 1990 4y 115d 22 35 Test # 1294
AR Morris (Aust) v England Adelaide 2 Feb 1951 29 Nov 1946 4y 65d 23 36 Test # 330
ED Weekes (WI) v India Port of Spain 19 Feb 1953 21 Jan 1948 5y 29d 23 36 Test # 367
FMM Worrell (WI) v England Port of Spain 17 Mar 1954 11 Feb 1948 6y 34d 22 36 Test # 385
IVA Richards (WI) v England The Oval 12 Aug 1976 22 Nov 1974 1y 264d 21 36 Test # 781
DCS Compton (Eng) v Australia Nottingham 10 Jun 1948 14 Aug 1937 10y 301d 23 37 Test # 299
RN Harvey (Aust) v South Africa Sydney 9 Jan 1953 23 Jan 1948 4y 352d 22 37 Test # 362
RG Pollock (SA) v Australia Durban 5 Feb 1970 6 Dec 1963 6y 61d 21 37 Test # 671
WR Hammond (Eng) v South Africa Johannesburg 24 Dec 1930 24 Dec 1927 3y 0d 23 39 Test # 200
GS Sobers (WI) v India Chennai 21 Jan 1959 30 Mar 1954 4y 297d 23 39 Test # 465
GC Smith (SA) v New Zealand Wellington 26 Mar 2004 8 Mar 2002 2y 18d 24 39 Test # 1692
AI Kallicharran (WI) v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 1975 6 Apr 1972 3y 264d 25 40 Test # 766
MJ Slater (Aust) v England Perth 3 Feb 1995 3 Jun 1993 1y 245d 23 40 Test # 1287
R Dravid (India) v New Zealand Hamilton 2 Jan 1999 20 Jun 1996 2y 196d 25 40 Test # 1438
V Sehwag (India) v Australia Chennai 14 Oct 2004 3 Nov 2001 2y 346d 25 40 Test # 1714
JB Hobbs (Eng) v Australia The Oval 19 Aug 1912 1 Jan 1908 4y 231d 23 41 Test # 129
AD Nourse (SA) v England Cape Town 1 Jan 1949 15 Jun 1935 13y 200d 22 41 Test # 309
KF Barrington (Eng) v India Delhi 13 Dec 1961 9 Jun 1955 6y 187d 25 41 Test # 516
AC Gilchrist (Aust) v South Africa Cape Town 8 Mar 2002 5 Nov 1999 2y 123d 30 41 Test # 1593
KP Pietersen (Eng) v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2006 21 Jul 2005 1y 158d 22 41 Test # 1824
L Hutton (Eng) v South Africa Leeds 26 Jul 1947 26 Jun 1937 10y 30d 25 42 Test # 288
Javed Miandad (Pak) v India Mumbai 16 Dec 1979 9 Oct 1976 3y 68d 24 42 Test # 865
VS Hazare (India) v West Indies Port of Spain 21 Jan 1953 22 Jun 1946 6y 213d 26 43 Test # 363
CL Walcott (WI) v England Port of Spain 17 Mar 1954 21 Jan 1948 6y 55d 27 43 Test # 385
EJ Barlow (SA) v Australia Johannesburg 23 Dec 1966 8 Dec 1961 5y 15d 22 43 Test # 611
RM Cowper (Aust) v England Birmingham 11 Jul 1968 2 Jul 1964 4y 9d 26 43 Test # 639
G Gambhir (India) v New Zealand Napier 26 Mar 2009 3 Nov 2004 4y 143d 24 43 Test # 1917
GS Chappell (Aust) v England Perth 13 Dec 1974 11 Dec 1970 4y 2d 26 44 Test # 748
SM Gavaskar (India) v West Indies Port of Spain 7 Apr 1976 6 Mar 1971 5y 32d 23 44 Test # 775
MA Taylor (Aust) v West Indies Bridgetown 19 Apr 1991 26 Jan 1989 2y 83d 24 44 Test # 1169
AH Jones (NZ) v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 1 Nov 1992 16 Apr 1987 5y 199d 24 44 Test # 1198
SR Tendulkar (India) v New Zealand Hamilton 19 Mar 1994 15 Nov 1989 4y 124d 32 44 Test # 1255
MH Richardson (NZ) v India Mohali 16 Oct 2003 12 Sep 2000 3y 34d 26 44 Test # 1662
WM Woodfull (Aust) v England Sydney 23 Feb 1933 12 Jun 1926 6y 256d 30 45 Test # 224
WJ Edrich (Eng) v New Zealand The Oval 13 Aug 1949 10 Jun 1938 11y 64d 29 45 Test # 317
AL Hassett (Aust) v West Indies Brisbane 9 Nov 1951 10 Jun 1938 13y 152d 30 45 Test # 340
NC O'Neill (Aust) v England Sydney 15 Feb 1963 5 Dec 1958 4y 72d 28 45 Test # 539
KC Wessels (Aust/SA) v India Durban 13 Nov 1992 26 Nov 1982 9y 353d 26 45 Test # 1200
SC Ganguly (India) v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 24 Feb 1999 20 Jun 1996 2y 249d 27 45 Test # 1445
MP Vaughan (Eng) v Australia Perth 29 Nov 2002 25 Nov 1999 3y 4d 26 45 Test # 1629
W Bardsley (Aust) v England Lord's 11 Jun 1921 27 May 1909 12y 15d 27 46 Test # 141
B Sutcliffe (NZ) v India Chennai 6 Jan 1956 21 Mar 1947 8y 291d 26 46 Test # 420
JH Edrich (Eng) v Australia The Oval 22 Aug 1968 6 Jun 1963 5y 77d 31 46 Test # 641
CG Greenidge (WI) v New Zealand Christchurch 22 Feb 1980 22 Nov 1974 5y 92d 24 46 Test # 875
ML Hayden (Aust) v South Africa Sydney 2 Jan 2002 4 Mar 1994 7y 304d 27 46 Test # 1582
KC Sangakkara (SL) v West Indies Gros Islet 20 Jun 2003 20 Jul 2000 2y 335d 29 46 Test # 1648
C Hill (Aust) v England Adelaide 15 Jan 1904 22 Jun 1896 7y 207d 27 47 Test # 80
WH Ponsford (Aust) v England The Oval 18 Aug 1934 19 Dec 1924 9y 242d 29 47 Test # 237
GM Turner (NZ) v Australia Christchurch 8 Mar 1974 27 Feb 1969 5y 9d 26 47 Test # 735
DM Jones (Aust) v England The Oval 24 Aug 1989 16 Mar 1984 5y 161d 27 47 Test # 1126
Shoaib Mohammad (Pak) v New Zealand Faisalabad 26 Oct 1990 24 Sep 1983 7y 32d 32 47 Test # 1153
ST Jayasuriya (SL) v India Mohali 19 Nov 1997 22 Feb 1991 6y 270d 28 47 Test # 1385
AJ Strauss (Eng) v Sri Lanka Lord's 11 May 2006 20 May 2004 1y 356d 25 47 Test # 1802
PBH May (Eng) v South Africa The Oval 13 Aug 1955 26 Jul 1951 4y 18d 29 48 Test # 412
RB Kanhai (WI) v Australia Adelaide 27 Jan 1961 30 May 1957 3y 242d 27 48 Test # 504
Saeed Ahmed (Pak) v Australia Karachi 24 Oct 1964 17 Jan 1958 6y 281d 25 48 Test # 569
AW Greig (Eng) v Australia Brisbane 29 Nov 1974 8 Jun 1972 2y 174d 31 48 Test # 746
LG Rowe (WI) v New Zealand Auckland 29 Feb 1980 16 Feb 1972 8y 13d 30 48 Test # 877
AR Border (Aust) v India Melbourne 7 Feb 1981 29 Dec 1978 2y 40d 27 48 Test # 895
M Azharuddin (India) v Pakistan Faisalabad 23 Nov 1989 31 Dec 1984 4y 327d 32 48 Test # 1128
Saeed Anwar (Pak) v South Africa Durban 26 Feb 1998 23 Nov 1990 7y 95d 29 48 Test # 1403
Yousuf Youhana (Pak) v New Zealand Christchurch 15 Mar 2001 26 Feb 1998 3y 17d 29 48 Test # 1536
DPMD Jayawardene (SL) v England Colombo (SSC) 15 Mar 2001 2 Aug 1997 3y 225d 30 48 Test # 1537
AN Cook (Eng) v New Zealand Wellington 13 Mar 2008 1 Mar 2006 2y 12d 26 48 Test # 1867
SJ McCabe (Aust) v England Sydney 18 Dec 1936 13 Jun 1930 6y 188d 32 49 Test # 256
C Washbrook (Eng) v West Indies Lord's 24 Jun 1950 14 Aug 1937 12y 314d 27 49 Test # 324
MC Cowdrey (Eng) v Australia Adelaide 30 Jan 1959 26 Nov 1954 4y 65d 31 49 Test # 466
Hanif Mohammad (Pak) v India Mumbai (BS) 2 Dec 1960 16 Oct 1952 8y 47d 28 49 Test # 497
DL Amiss (Eng) v India Manchester 6 Jun 1974 18 Aug 1966 7y 292d 27 49 Test # 739
Sadiq Mohammad (Pak) v West Indies Georgetown 18 Mar 1977 24 Oct 1969 7y 145d 27 49 Test # 801
Mohsin Khan (Pak) v England Karachi 2 Mar 1984 18 Jan 1978 6y 44d 31 49 Test # 978
JC Adams (WI) v England Port of Spain 13 Feb 1998 18 Apr 1992 5y 301d 32 49 Test # 1399
ER Dexter (Eng) v Pakistan Karachi 2 Feb 1962 24 Jul 1958 3y 193d 30 50 Test # 522
BF Butcher (WI) v England Port of Spain 19 Jan 1968 28 Nov 1958 9y 52d 29 50 Test # 627
Nawab of Pataudi (India) v New Zealand Dunedin 15 Feb 1968 13 Dec 1961 6y 64d 28 50 Test # 630
SM Nurse (WI) v New Zealand Auckland 27 Feb 1969 17 Feb 1960 9y 10d 27 50 Test # 648
Zaheer Abbas (Pak) v India Lahore 27 Oct 1978 24 Oct 1969 9y 3d 28 50 Test # 832
RA Smith (Eng) v West Indies The Oval 8 Aug 1991 21 Jul 1988 3y 18d 27 50 Test # 1175
NS Sidhu (India) v West Indies Nagpur 1 Dec 1994 12 Nov 1983 11y 19d 33 50 Test # 1277
RT Ponting (Aust) v India Adelaide 10 Dec 1999 8 Dec 1995 4y 2d 32 50 Test # 1476
ME Trescothick (Eng) v Australia Brisbane 7 Nov 2002 3 Aug 2000 2y 96d 27 50 Test # 1623
MJ Clarke (Aust) v India Adelaide 24 Jan 2008 6 Oct 2004 3y 110d 33 50 Test # 1863
HW Taylor (SA) v England Johannesburg 28 Jan 1928 27 May 1912 15y 246d 28 51 Test # 171
JB Stollmeyer (WI) v England Kingston 30 Mar 1954 24 Jun 1939 14y 279d 30 51 Test # 386
Majid Khan (Pak) v Australia Melbourne 1 Jan 1977 24 Oct 1964 12y 69d 31 51 Test # 790
DI Gower (Eng) v Australia Birmingham 30 Jul 1981 1 Jun 1978 3y 59d 30 51 Test # 906
JL Langer (Aust) v New Zealand Auckland 11 Mar 2000 23 Jan 1993 7y 48d 31 51 Test # 1488
PD Collingwood (Eng) v India The Oval 9 Aug 2007 2 Dec 2003 3y 250d 27 51 Test # 1842
B Mitchell (SA) v England Johannesburg 24 Dec 1938 15 Jun 1929 9y 192d 28 52 Test # 267
PR Umrigar (India) v West Indies Mumbai (BS) 28 Nov 1958 9 Dec 1948 9y 354d 34 52 Test # 459
CC Hunte (WI) v England Leeds 25 Jul 1963 17 Jan 1958 5y 189d 30 52 Test # 546
Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak) v New Zealand Christchurch 8 Dec 1995 4 Jun 1992 3y 187d 30 52 Test # 1316
CD McMillan (NZ) v Pakistan Hamilton 27 Mar 2001 7 Nov 1997 3y 140d 31 52 Test # 1540
HH Gibbs (SA) v India Port Elizabeth 16 Nov 2001 27 Nov 1996 4y 354d 32 52 Test # 1569
DR Martyn (Aust) v England Sydney 2 Jan 2003 27 Nov 1992 10y 36d 33 52 Test # 1636
TT Samaraweera (SL) v Pakistan Colombo (SSC) 26 Mar 2006 29 Aug 2001 4y 209d 36 52 Test # 1794
CG Macartney (Aust) v England Manchester 24 Jul 1926 13 Dec 1907 18y 223d 34 53 Test # 166
EH Hendren (Eng) v West Indies Port of Spain 1 Feb 1930 17 Dec 1920 9y 46d 34 53 Test # 189
M Leyland (Eng) v South Africa The Oval 17 Aug 1935 11 Aug 1928 7y 6d 33 53 Test # 246
PE Richardson (Eng) v Pakistan Dhaka 19 Jan 1962 7 Jun 1956 5y 226d 32 53 Test # 521
WM Lawry (Aust) v West Indies Bridgetown 5 May 1965 8 Jun 1961 3y 331d 29 53 Test # 589
G Boycott (Eng) v West Indies Georgetown 28 Mar 1968 4 Jun 1964 3y 298d 32 53 Test # 636
BL D'Oliveira (Eng) v Pakistan Birmingham 3 Jun 1971 16 Jun 1966 4y 352d 34 53 Test # 687
GR Viswanath (India) v West Indies Bridgetown 10 Mar 1976 15 Nov 1969 6y 116d 27 53 Test # 773
RB Richardson (WI) v Pakistan Port of Spain 14 Apr 1988 24 Nov 1983 4y 142d 32 53 Test # 1096
SM Katich (Aust) v New Zealand Brisbane 20 Nov 2008 16 Aug 2001 7y 96d 31 53 Test # 1894
CC McDonald (Aust) v England Adelaide 30 Jan 1959 25 Jan 1952 7y 5d 30 54 Test # 466
KJ Hughes (Aust) v New Zealand Melbourne 26 Dec 1980 25 Aug 1977 3y 123d 30 54 Test # 891
Mudassar Nazar (Pak) v India Karachi 30 Jan 1983 24 Dec 1976 6y 37d 35 54 Test # 948
PA de Silva (SL) v India Colombo (SSC) 27 Jul 1993 23 Aug 1984 8y 338d 33 54 Test # 1228
ME Waugh (Aust) v South Africa Johannesburg 4 Mar 1994 25 Jan 1991 3y 38d 34 54 Test # 1252
GP Thorpe (Eng) v India Nottingham 4 Jul 1996 1 Jul 1993 3y 3d 29 54 Test # 1329
Ijaz Ahmed (Pak) v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 26 Apr 1997 3 Feb 1987 10y 82d 36 54 Test # 1367
S Chanderpaul (WI) v South Africa Durban 26 Dec 1998 17 Mar 1994 4y 284d 33 54 Test # 1437
Younis Khan (Pak) v Australia Sydney 2 Jan 2005 26 Feb 2000 4y 311d 32 54 Test # 1731
IR Bell (Eng) v India The Oval 9 Aug 2007 19 Aug 2004 2y 355d 30 54 Test # 1842
HM Amla (SA) v Bangladesh Centurion 26 Nov 2008 28 Nov 2004 3y 364d 31 54 Test # 1895
DJ McGlew (SA) v England The Oval 18 Aug 1960 7 Jun 1951 9y 72d 29 55 Test # 496
RB Simpson (Aust) v India Chennai 2 Oct 1964 23 Dec 1957 6y 284d 32 55 Test # 566
KR Stackpole (Aust) v England Nottingham 13 Jul 1972 28 Jan 1966 6y 167d 30 55 Test # 700
DN Sardesai (India) v England Delhi 20 Dec 1972 1 Dec 1961 11y 19d 30 55 Test # 703
Mushtaq Mohammad (Pak) v England Hyderabad (Sind) 16 Mar 1973 26 Mar 1959 13y 355d 32 55 Test # 717
RC Fredericks (WI) v England Kingston 16 Feb 1974 26 Dec 1968 5y 52d 29 55 Test # 732
M Amarnath (India) v Pakistan Karachi 30 Jan 1983 24 Dec 1969 13y 37d 32 55 Test # 948
HA Gomes (WI) v England Lord's 28 Jun 1984 3 Jun 1976 8y 25d 37 55 Test # 990
A Flower (Zim) v India Harare 7 Oct 1998 18 Oct 1992 5y 354d 31 55 Test # 1425
GW Flower (Zim) v Pakistan Peshawar 27 Nov 1998 18 Oct 1992 6y 40d 31 55 Test # 1430
JH Kallis (SA) v India Mumbai 24 Feb 2000 14 Dec 1995 4y 72d 35 55 Test # 1484
AG Prince (SA) v West Indies Port Elizabeth 26 Dec 2007 22 Feb 2002 5y 307d 34 55 Test # 1856
CH Lloyd (WI) v England Birmingham 9 Aug 1973 13 Dec 1966 6y 239d 30 56 Test # 726
DL Haynes (WI) v Australia Georgetown 2 Mar 1984 3 Mar 1978 5y 365d 36 56 Test # 979
MD Crowe (NZ) v West Indies Auckland 27 Feb 1987 26 Feb 1982 5y 1d 34 56 Test # 1070
DC Boon (Aust) v Pakistan Lahore 7 Oct 1988 23 Nov 1984 3y 319d 31 56 Test # 1106
G Kirsten (SA) v Pakistan Faisalabad 24 Oct 1997 26 Dec 1993 3y 302d 32 56 Test # 1382
VVS Laxman (India) v West Indies St John's 10 May 2002 20 Nov 1996 5y 171d 34 56 Test # 1602
KR Miller (Aust) v England Lord's 25 Jun 1953 29 Mar 1946 7y 88d 37 57 Test # 373
DB Vengsarkar (India) v Pakistan Chennai 15 Jan 1980 24 Jan 1976 3y 356d 35 57 Test # 869
PJL Dujon (WI) v New Zealand Christchurch 12 Mar 1987 26 Dec 1981 5y 76d 43 57 Test # 1072
MA Atherton (Eng) v West Indies Kingston 19 Feb 1994 10 Aug 1989 4y 193d 30 57 Test # 1250
HP Tillakaratne (SL) v Australia Perth 8 Dec 1995 16 Dec 1989 5y 357d 34 57 Test # 1317
RR Sarwan (WI) v Australia St John's 9 May 2003 18 May 2000 2y 356d 32 57 Test # 1645
PJP Burge (Aust) v India Mumbai (BS) 10 Oct 1964 25 Feb 1955 9y 228d 36 58 Test # 567
Asif Iqbal (Pak) v New Zealand Lahore 9 Oct 1976 24 Oct 1964 11y 351d 35 58 Test # 782
GN Yallop (Aust) v England The Oval 27 Aug 1981 3 Jan 1976 5y 236d 31 58 Test # 908
AJ Lamb (Eng) v Australia Leeds 13 Jun 1985 10 Jun 1982 3y 3d 33 58 Test # 1017
Aamer Sohail (Pak) v England The Oval 22 Aug 1996 4 Jun 1992 4y 79d 32 58 Test # 1332
DJ Cullinan (SA) v Sri Lanka Cape Town 19 Mar 1998 2 Jan 1993 5y 76d 34 58 Test # 1410
Habibul Bashar (Bang) v West Indies Kingston 4 Jun 2004 10 Nov 2000 3y 207d 30 58 Test # 1703
TW Graveney (Eng) v West Indies The Oval 22 Aug 1957 5 Jul 1951 6y 48d 37 59 Test # 443
P Roy (India) v England Nottingham 4 Jun 1959 2 Nov 1951 7y 214d 33 59 Test # 474
KWR Fletcher (Eng) v India Lord's 20 Jun 1974 25 Jul 1968 5y 330d 35 59 Test # 740
AJ Stewart (Eng) v Australia The Oval 19 Aug 1993 24 Feb 1990 3y 176d 32 59 Test # 1231
SV Manjrekar (India) v England Nottingham 4 Jul 1996 25 Nov 1987 8y 222d 36 59 Test # 1329
GS Blewett (Aust) v West Indies St John's 3 Apr 1999 26 Jan 1995 4y 67d 34 59 Test # 1454
SL Campbell (WI) v Australia St John's 3 Apr 1999 3 Feb 1995 4y 59d 34 59 Test # 1454
AB de Villiers (SA) v West Indies Port Elizabeth 26 Dec 2007 17 Dec 2004 3y 9d 33 59 Test # 1856
IR Redpath (Aust) v South Africa Durban 5 Feb 1970 1 Jan 1964 6y 35d 35 60 Test # 671
GR Marsh (Aust) v England The Oval 24 Aug 1989 13 Dec 1985 3y 254d 33 60 Test # 1126
GA Hick (Eng) v West Indies Lord's 22 Jun 1995 6 Jun 1991 4y 16d 34 60 Test # 1299
AP Gurusinha (SL) v Pakistan Faisalabad 15 Sep 1995 7 Nov 1985 9y 312d 35 60 Test # 1305
SP Fleming (NZ) v Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 27 May 1998 19 Mar 1994 4y 69d 35 60 Test # 1415
NJ Astle (NZ) v West Indies Wellington 26 Dec 1999 13 Jan 1996 3y 347d 34 60 Test # 1478

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 60 innings shown

Records include the following recent matches:
Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Colombo (SSC), 2nd Test, Aug 26-30, 2009 [Test # 1932]
England v Australia at The Oval, 5th Test, Aug 20-23, 2009 [Test # 1931]
Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Galle, 1st Test, Aug 18-22, 2009 [Test # 1930]

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Waqar Younis has conceded 70 or more runs in an ODI more often than any other bowler. In 262 matches, he has gone for 70 or more seven times. Mitchell Johnson, Brett Lee and Rana Naved-ul-Hasan are all one behind with six such instances. Naved has played only 69 games while Johnson has played 71.

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