In the ongoing second Test match between England vs Australia at Lord's, Steven Smith went on to become the fourth Australian batter to complete 9000 runs in Test cricket. Steven Smith also became the second fastest to complete 9000 runs in Test cricket (by inns batted), but here in this article, we will see how many batters have reached this milestone in Tests before Steven Smith.
Fastest to 9000 runs in Test cricket (by inns batted):
Kumar Sangakkara - 172
Steven Smith - 174
Rahul Dravid - 176
Brian Lara / Ricky Ponting - 177
Mahela Jayawardene - 178
List of batters to complete 9000 runs in Test cricket:
Sunil Gavasakar (1985)
Allan Border (1991)
Steve Waugh (2001)
Sachin Tendulkar (2004)
Brian Lara (2004)
Rahul Dravid (2006)
Ricky Ponting (2006)
Jacques Kallis (2007)
Mahela Jayawardene (2009)
Shivnarine Chanderpaul (2010)
Kumar Sangakkara (2011)
Graeme Smith (2013)
Alastair Cook (2015)
Younis Khan (2015)
Hashim Amla (2018)
Joe Root (2021)
Steven Smith (2023)
Note:- The years mentioned state when the batter completed 9000 runs in Test cricket