Test Records :- Fastest to 8000 runs

# Player Team Mat Inns No Runs Ave HS 100s 50s 0s Span
1 Sachin Tendulkar Ind 200 329 33 15921 53.79 248 51 68 14 1989-2013
2 Joe Root Eng 163 297 26 13849 51.10 262 40 67 15 2012
3 Ricky Ponting Aus 168 287 29 13378 51.85 257 41 62 17 1995-2012
4 Jacques Kallis SA 166 280 40 13289 55.37 224 45 58 16 1995-2013
5 Rahul Dravid Ind 164 286 32 13288 52.31 270 36 63 8 1996-2012
6 Alastair Cook Eng 161 291 16 12472 45.35 294 33 57 9 2006-2018
7 Kumar Sangakkara SL 134 233 17 12400 57.41 319 38 52 11 2000-2015
8 Brian Lara WI 131 232 6 11953 52.89 400* 34 48 17 1990-2006
9 S Chanderpaul WI 164 280 49 11867 51.37 203* 30 66 15 1994-2015
10 Mahela Jayawardene SL 149 252 15 11814 49.85 374 34 50 15 1997-2014
11 Allan Border Aus 156 265 44 11174 50.56 205 27 63 11 1978-1994
12 Steve Waugh Aus 168 260 46 10927 51.06 200 32 50 22 1985-2004
13 Steven Smith Aus 123 218 28 10613 55.86 239 36 44 11 2010
14 Sunil Gavaskar Ind 125 214 16 10122 51.12 236* 34 45 12 1971-1987
15 Younis Khan Pak 118 213 19 10099 52.06 313 34 33 19 2000-2017
16 Kane Williamson NZ 108 192 19 9461 54.69 251 33 38 11 2010
17 Hashim Amla SA 124 215 16 9282 46.64 311* 28 41 13 2004-2019
18 Graeme Smith SA 117 205 13 9265 48.26 277 27 38 11 2002-2014
19 Virat Kohli Ind 123 210 13 9230 46.85 254 30 31 15 2011-2025
20 Graham Gooch Eng 118 215 6 8900 42.58 333 20 46 13 1975-1995
21 Javed Miandad Pak 124 189 21 8832 52.57 280* 23 23 6 1976-1993
22 Inzamam-ul-Haq Pak 120 200 22 8830 49.61 329 25 46 15 1992-2007
23 David Warner Aus 112 205 8 8786 44.60 335* 26 37 13 2011-2024
24 VVS Laxman Ind 134 225 34 8781 45.97 281 17 56 14 1996-2012
25 AB de Villiers SA 114 191 18 8765 50.66 278* 22 46 8 2004-2018
26 Michael Clarke Aus 115 198 22 8643 49.11 329* 28 27 9 2004-2015
27 Matthew Hayden Aus 103 184 14 8625 50.74 380 30 29 14 1994-2009
28 Virender Sehwag Ind 104 180 6 8586 49.34 319 23 32 16 2001-2013
29 Viv Richards WI 121 182 12 8540 50.24 291 24 45 10 1974-1991
30 Alec Stewart Eng 133 235 21 8463 39.55 190 15 45 14 1990-2003
31 David Gower Eng 117 204 18 8231 44.25 215 18 39 7 1978-1992
32 Angelo Mathews SL 119 212 27 8214 44.40 200 16 45 6 2009-2025
33 Kevin Pietersen Eng 104 181 8 8181 47.29 227 23 35 10 2005-2014
34 Geoff Boycott Eng 108 193 23 8114 47.73 246* 22 42 10 1964-1982
35 Garry Sobers WI 93 160 21 8032 57.78 365* 26 30 12 1954-1974
36 Mark Waugh Aus 128 209 17 8029 41.82 153* 20 47 19 1991-2002

Matches

The Ashes 2025-26

th Test, Sydney, 04-08 Jan 2026

Eng Eng
211/3 & / (. ov)
Aus Aus
/ & / (. ov) (Target

Day 1: Stumps

West Indies tour of New Zealand 2025

3rd Test, Mount Maunganui, 18-22 Dec 2025

NZ NZ
575/8 dec & 306/2 dec (. ov)
WI WI
420/10 & 138/10 (. ov) (Target 462
New Zealand won by 323 runs

South Africa tour of India 2025

5th T20I (N), Ahmedabad, 19 Dec 2025

Ind Ind
231/5 & / (20. ov)
SA SA
201/8 & / (20. ov) (Target

India won by 30 runs

South Africa tour of India 2025

4th T20I (N), Lucknow, 17 Dec 2025

Ind Ind
/ & / (. ov)
SA SA
/ & / (. ov) (Target

Match abandoned without a ball bowled

South Africa tour of India 2025

3rd T20I (N), Dharamsala, 14 Dec 2025

SA SA
117/10 & / (20. ov)
Ind Ind
120/3 & / (15.5 ov) (Target

India won by 7 wickets