Sangakkara becomes fastest to reach 12,000 Test runs

Wellington, Jan 3: Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara Saturday became the fastest player to reach 12,000 runs in Test cricket, achieving the milestone in 224 innings. Sangakkara beat legends Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting to the landmark by 23 Test innings, joining batting greats Tendulkar, Ponting, Jacques Kallis, and Rahul Dravid in the exclusive club. Sangakkara scored the five runs he was searching for on day one of the second Test against New Zealand, avoiding the carnage on a green pitch here that saw 15 wickets fall on the opening day’s play.