Fastest to complete 12000 runs in test format: It is not an easy task for any batsman to score runs consistently in the Test format, because even your slightest mistake can become an opportunity for the bowler to get success.

Despite this, there have been many batsmen who ruled this format on the basis of their batting. The record of scoring the most runs in this format is registered in the name of India's Sachin Tendulkar, who ended his career with 15921 Test runs. Sachin is the only batsman to score 14000 or more runs in the Test format and it is very difficult to break his record. However, now England's Joe Root is moving strongly in that direction.

Joe Root completed 12000 runs of his career during the Test against West Indies in Birmingham and became the seventh batsman to do so. He surpassed West Indies legend Brian Lara (11953) in terms of scoring the most runs in this format. Along with leaving Lara behind, the former English captain has also made it to the list of batsmen who scored the fastest 12000 Test runs. In this article, we are going to mention such top 3 batsmen.

3. Ricky Ponting

Australia's Ricky Ponting was not only a great captain but also a great batsman. Ponting won many matches for Australia on the basis of his batting and he is also the second highest run scorer in Tests. He has 13378 runs to his name. During this time Ponting completed 12000 Test runs of his career in 146 matches. He achieved this feat during the match played against Pakistan in Leeds in 2010.

2. Joe Root

Joe Root, the seventh-highest run-scorer in Test format, has also been included in this list.

Root completed 12000 runs in the 143rd Test match of his career and became the second fastest batsman to do so. He left Ponting behind.

1. Kumar Sangakkara

Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara may be at the sixth place in terms of scoring the most runs in Tests, but he is at the top in terms of scoring the fastest 12000 runs. Sangakkara achieved this milestone in just 130 matches. He made this record in his name during the Test match played against New Zealand in Wellington in 2015.