Sri Lanka batsman Kumar Sangakkara becomes the fastest
player to reach 12,000 runs in Test cricket and the fifth to reach the
landmark. The 37-year-old achieved the feat in his 224th Test innings, during
his side's second Test in New Zealand on 03/01/2015.
India's Sachin Tendulkar and Australia's Ricky Ponting
both needed 247 innings to surpass the mark.
Sangakkara began his innings on 11,995 runs and was given
a standing ovation when he became the first Sri Lankan to reach 12,000 by
knocking Trent Boult square for two. Sangakkara's 33 not out helped his side to
78-5 after the Kiwis were all out for 221 on day one in Wellington.
Tendulkar (15,921), Ponting (13,378), South African
Jacques Kallis (13,289) and India's Rahul Dravid (13,288) are the only four
players to have scored more Test runs than Sangakkara.
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