Fastest to 5000 runs in Cricket Quiz

Answer: Matthew Hayden

Matthew Hayden was born 29th October 29 1971 in Kingaroy, Queensland. As a powerful and aggressive left-handed opening batsman Hayden played 103 tests and finished with an average of 50.73.
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Answer: Sunil Gavaskar

Sunil Gavaskar was born 10th July 1949 in Bombay (Mumbai), India. Gavaskar had a near-perfect technique coupled with enormous powers of concentration. His defence was virtually unbreachable, which made his wicket among the hardest to earn. Playing 125 tests for India, Sunil Gavaskar finished his career with an average of 51.12. During his career Gavaskar set many world records including the most Test runs and most Test centuries scored by any batsman. For almost 20 years, Gavaskar held the record of 34 Test centuries before Sachin Tendulkar, in December 2005, set a new mark.

He was the first person to score centuries in both innings of a Test match on three occassions. Question By miker68

Answer: Donald Bradman

Donald Bradman was born 27th August 1908 in Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia. Bradman's career Test batting average of 99.94 is so far ahead of any other player in test cricket that comparisons became pointless. His record is often cited as the greatest achievement by any sportsman in any sport. Playing 52 test matches he accumulated 6,996 runs and passed the 5,000 run milestone in just 56 innings.
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Answer: Sir Jack Hobbs

Sir Jack Hobbs was born December 16, 1882, in Cambridge. In a first class career spanning 30 years, Hobbs scored 61,760 runs, and played 61 test matches scoring 5,410 test runs. On the 8th March 1929 Hobbs passed the 5,000 test run milestone in his 91st test innings (becoming the first batsman to achieve that milestone). In 1953, Hobbs became the first professional cricketer to be knighted.
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Answer: Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards

Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards was born 7th March 1952, in St. John's, Antigua. In the course of a career that spanned 121 Test matches Viv Richards scored 8,540 test runs, distinguishing himself as one of the most feared batsmen of all time. On 14th June 1984, Viv Richards passed the 5,000 run milestone in his 95th test innings. In the year 2000 Richards was named Wisden top five players of the 20th century, alongside Sir Don Bradman, Garfield Sobers, Sir Jack Hobbs and Shane Warne.
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Answer: Kumar Sangakkara

Kumar Sangakkara was born October 27, 1977, in Matale, Sri Lanka. As a left-handed top-order batsman he scored 12,400 runs in 134 tests at an average of 57.4. He was also a wicket-keeper taking over 200 dismissals at test level. On the 15th Decemeber 2006, Kumar passed 5,000 runs in his 106th test innings.
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Answer: Younis Khan

Younis Kahn reached 5,000 test runs in 106 innings, which was faster than compatriot Javed Miandad who took 107 innings. Younis Kahn was born 29th November 1977. Younis Khan resigned as captain of Pakistan on 13th October 2009 due to an investigation into match fixing, though Younis Kahn was cleared of any involvement in such action. On 22nd October 2015 Younis Kahn became the first Pakistan batsman to score 9,000 runs in test cricket. He played his last Test match in January 2017.
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Answer: Jacques Kallis

Jacques Kallis was born 16th October 1975 in Pinelands, Cape Town, South Africa. On the 26th February 2009, Jaques Kallis became the first player to score 10,000 runs and take 250 test wickets. He also claimed 200 test catches. These statistics place Jacques Kallis in a league of his own. On the 26th December 2003 Kallis passed the 5,000 test run milestone in his 120th test innings.
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Answer: Mark Waugh

Mark "Afghan" (also referred to as "Junior") Waugh, outscored his twin brother, Steven Waugh, to the 5,000 run milestone. Mark Waugh was born 2nd June 1965 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, a few minutes later than Steven thus his nickname of "Junior". Mark Waugh played 128 test matches and scored 8,029 test runs, a statistic that falls short of his older twin brother, Steven, who played 168 test matches for 10,927 test runs. But on the 6th March 1998, Mark Waugh achieved the 5,000 test run milestone in two innings less than his brother Steven.
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Answer: Michael Clarke

Steven Smith took 97 innings, becoming the 3rd fastest Australian behind Don Bradman and Matthew Hayden. Greg Chappell took 106 innings ranking him 15th on the list at the time Steven Smith passed the milestone. Ricky Ponting took 110 innings, ranking him 27th at the time Steven Smith passed the milestone. Michael Clarke took a 120 innings, ranking him 46th on the list at the time Steven Smith passed the milestone.
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