Everton Weekes had the record of fastest 1000 Test runs, this Indian in the List

Everton Weekes had the record of fastest 1000 Test runs

The record of reaching a position at the fastest speed in cricket is also considered a unique thing in itself. This is also the unique record for making the fastest 1000 runs in Test cricket. The credit for the feat of reaching the first place on the top side of cricket was on the name of Everton Weekes, the last breath-taking West Indies cricket cricketer on Thursday. But if we talk about the top-5 cricketers in this list, then the name of an Indian is also included in it. Let's see which 5 batsmen touched this peak at the fastest speed in Test cricket.

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Shutcliffe completed 1000 runs in 12 innings

Herbert Sutcliffe of England was said to be the first run machine of his era. Shutcliffe had completed 1000 Test runs in 12 innings of just 9 Test matches. He ended his 54 Test match-long career by scoring 4555 runs with 16 centuries at an excellent average of 60.73, while in his first-class cricket career Shatcliffe scored 50670 runs with 151 centuries. Shutcliffe is also remembered for his unique contribution to Indian cricket. Shutcliffe had participated in many matches for the Indian Vijayanagara princely team and it is said that his best game inspired the Indian cricketers to show a good game.

Vicks equalized Shutcliffe's record

Shutcliffe's record was equaled by West Indies legend Everton Weeks. Vicks also set a record for scoring 1000 test runs in 12 innings of 9 Tests. Vicks is also remembered as the only batsman to score a century in 5 consecutive innings in Test cricket.

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Vicks made this record during the Bombay (now Mumbai) Test on India tour. Vicks was controversially runout in the Madras (now Chennai) Test, or else a record of six consecutive centuries could also be made. Vicks scored 779 Test runs at an average of 111.28 on this tour. Vicks, one of the famous 'W' trios of cricket, ended his career by scoring 4455 runs in 48 Tests at an average of 58.61 with 15 centuries.

Don Bradman remains behind in this record

Not only Australia, the greatest batsman of world cricket, Don Bradman, is one of those veterans who used to get on the field to make some record. In his time, almost all the batting records were in the name of Bradman, but he was a bit behind in making this record. Bradman played the fewest Test matches to score the fastest 1000 runs, but missed the number of innings. He did this feat in 13 innings of 7 Tests.

Neil Harvey filed a name in the list

Another legendary batsman from Australia, Neil Harvey, also had his name listed in the list of fastest 1000 runs. He made this record in 14 innings of 10 Tests. Although Harvey is the only one of the top 5 batsmen to have made this record, who took more than 2 years to make this record. Harvey, who played 79 matches in his Test career, scored 6,149 runs at an average of 48.41 with 21 centuries. He is counted among Australia's greatest batsmen of all time.

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Vinod Kambli of India equaled Harvey

India's southpaw batsman Vinod Kambli was once counted as a more talented batsman than Sachin Tendulkar. Kambli, who had a world record partnership with Sachin in school cricket, completed 1000 Test runs in 14 innings of 12 Tests. During this, Kambli also had the feat of becoming the first Indian batsman to score 2 double centuries in two consecutive Tests. However, Kambli, who sent the first ball of his Ranji career out of the boundary as a six, did not last long and he was forever removed from the team after scoring 1,084 runs in 17 Test matches.