International Cricket consists of Test Cricket, One Day International Cricket and T20 Internationals. While we have seen decades of international cricket matches, we have seen achievements galore during these. One such achievement category is runs scored by batsmen. Today, let’s talk about Cricketers who were the top 5 of the fastest 21000 international runs.
5. Jacques Kallis
Former Proteas All-rounder is one of the greatest all-rounders of all time. While Kallis scored over 25000 runs in his international career, he took over 500 wickets as well. Jacques Kallis is fifth on the list of fastest 21000 international runs.
Kallis took 437 matches and 514 innings to reach his 21000 runs milestone. He’s the the slowest, of this list, to get there. Jacques averaged over 55 with bat in test cricket, while 44 in ODIs he played.
4. Ricky Ponting
Australian Great Ricky Ponting scored tons of runs in International Cricket. He holds the record for appearing in the most wins in ODIs (262 ODIs). Ponting scored over 27000 runs in his international career. He is fourth on the list of fastest 21000 international runs.
Ponting took 421 matches and 489 innings to reach his 21000 runs milestone. He averaged over 51 with bat in test cricket, while 42 in ODIs he played.
3. Brian Lara
Caribbean Great Brian Lara has recorded the highest individual score by any international cricketer. While he scored 400 not out in Test cricket, he scored 501 not out in first class cricket. Lara scored over 22000 runs in his international career. He is third on the list of fastest 21000 international runs.
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Brian Lara took 396 matches and 485 innings to reach his 21000 runs milestone. He averaged over 52 with bat in test cricket, while 40 in ODIs he played.
2. Sachin Tendulkar
Indian Great Sachin Tendulkar has recorded the most runs by any international cricketer. When he scored 200 not out in ODI cricket, he was the first to reach that score in limited overs cricket. Sachin scored over 34000 runs in his international career. He is second on the list of fastest 21000 international runs.
Tendulkar took 418 matches and 473 innings to reach his 21000 runs milestone. He averaged over 52 with bat in test cricket, while 40 in ODIs he played.
1. Virat Kohli
Indian Run Machine Virat Kohli has led the table for many fastest run-milestones. He has scored the fastest 8000, 9000, 10000, 11000 runs in ODI cricket. Virat has scored over 21000 runs in his international career. He is leading the list of fastest 21000 international runs.
Kohli took 392 matches and 435 innings to reach his 21000 runs milestone. He averaged 55 with bat in test cricket, while over 59 in ODIs & 50 in T20I he played.