Tests - Fastest to 4000 Career Runs

Based on all matches up to and including
Test #1921: Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Galle, Pakistan in Sri Lanka 1st Test, 4 Jul 2009

                     Team            I  NO   Runs    HS    Av
DG Bradman           Australia      48   4   4000   334   90.90   1928/29 to 1936/37
H Sutcliffe          England        68   9   4000   194   67.79   1924 to 1932/33
ED Weekes            West Indies    71   5   4000   207   60.60   1947/48 to 1957
IVA Richards         West Indies    71   5   4000   291   60.60   1974/75 to 1981/82
JB Hobbs             England        75   8   4000   211   59.70   1907/08 to 1926
WR Hammond           England        76   9   4000   336*  59.70   1927/28 to 1934/35
BC Lara              West Indies    76   3   4000   375   54.79   1990/91 to 1997
L Hutton             England        77   6   4000   364   56.33   1937 to 1950
GS Sobers            West Indies    77  10   4000   365*  59.70   1953/54 to 1963
ML Hayden            Australia      77   7   4000   380   57.14   1993/94 to 2003/04
V Sehwag             India          79   4   4000   309   53.33   2001/02 to 2006
RN Harvey            Australia      80   7   4000   205   54.79   1947/48 to 1956/57
SM Gavaskar          India          81   7   4000   220   54.05   1970/71 to 1978/79
KF Barrington        England        82   9   4000   256   54.79   1955 to 1964
KP Pietersen         England        83   4   4000   226   50.63   2005 to 2008/09
Javed Miandad        Pakistan       84  15   4000   280*  57.97   1976/77 to 1983/84
R Dravid             India          84  10   4000   200*  54.05   1996 to 2001
RB Kanhai            West Indies    86   3   4000   256   48.19   1957 to 1966/67
SR Tendulkar         India          86   9   4000   179   51.94   1989/90 to 1997/98
GS Chappell          Australia      87  14   4000   247*  54.79   1970/71 to 1977
Younis Khan          Pakistan       87   6   4000   267   49.38   1999/00 to 2006/07

Note: These figures are based assuming a figure of exactly 4000 runs,
      with the innings in progress shown as a not out

 
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