Stats Alert: Top 10 batsmen fastest to 9000 ODI runs

AB de Villiers became the fastest batsman to complete 9000 runs in ODI cricket during the 3rd game against New Zealand at Wellington.

The South African skipper took 205 innings to achieve the feat, surpassing the previous record set by former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly.

Here is the list of top 10 batsmen fastest to 9000 ODI runs:

No.BatsmanOppositionMatchesInnings
1.AB de Villiers (SA)New Zealand214205
2.Sourav Ganguly (IND)Australia236228
3.Sachin Tendulkar (IND)South Africa242235
4.Brian Lara (WI)Australia246239
5.Ricky Ponting (AUS)South Africa248242
6.Jacques Kallis (SA)England256242
7.MS Dhoni (IND)New Zealand281244
8.Mohammad Yousuf (PAK)Bangladesh258245
9.Rahul Dravid (IND)Pakistan280259
10.Adam Gilchrist (AUS)Sri Lanka268261
10.Chris Gayle (WI)Zimbabwe266261

Note: All stats updated till 25th February, 2017.

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