Virender Sehwag [Images] on day three of the third and final Test completed his 3,000 runs in Test cricket and in doing so, he became the quickest Indian in terms of least number of innings taken to accomplish this feat.

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Sehwag took 55 innings (and 34 Tests) to reach this landmark, overhauling Mohammad Azharuddin's previous Indian record. Azhar needed 64 innings (and 43 Tests) to complete his 3,000 Test runs.

Sunil Gavaskar [Images], likewise Sehwag, took 34 Tests but 66 innings to do so.

In all Tests, only Don Bradman (33), Everton Weekes (51), Brian Lara [Images] (52), Herbert Sutcliffe (52), Neil Harvey (54) and Viv Richards [Images] (54) have completed 3,000 runs in lesser innings, while Gary Sobers also took same number of innings as Sehwag.

Quickest to complete 3,000 runs in Test cricket

Batsman	For	Tests	Inns	NO	Ave	Hs	100s	Tst	Vs	Series
DG Bradman	Aus	23	33	4	103.45	334	13	5th	Eng	1932-33
EdeC Weekes	WI	31	51	3	62.50	207	10	2nd	Aus	1954-55
BC Lara	WI	31	52	3	61.22	375	7	6th	Eng	1995
H Sutcliffe	Eng	33	52	5	63.83	176	12	1st	Aus	1930
RN Harvey	Aus	31	54	5	61.22	205	12	2nd	Eng	1954-55
IVA Richards	WI	33	54	3	58.82	291	9	2nd	Eng	1980
GStA Sobers	WI	33	55	9	65.22	365*	9	1st	Aus	1960-61
V Sehwag	Ind	34	55	2	56.62	309	10	3rd	Pak	2004-05
CL Walcott	WI	33	56	6	60.00	220	13	5th	Aus	1954-55
DCS Compton	Eng	34	57	9	62.50	208	12	2nd	NZ	1949
JB Hobbs	Eng	35	60	7	56.60	187	7	1st	SA	1924

Quickest Indians to complete 3,000 runs in Test cricket

Batsman	For	Tests	Inns	NO	Ave	Hs	100s	Tst	Vs	Series
V Sehwag	Ind	34	55	2	56.60	309	10	3rd	Pak	2004-05
M Azharuddin	Ind	43	64	4	50.00	199	10	2nd	Aus	1991-92
SM Gavaskar	Ind	34	66	6	50.00	220	12	2nd	Aus	1977-78
RS Dravid	Ind	39	67	6	49.18	190	7	1st	Zim	2000-01
SR Tendulkar	Ind	45	67	8	50.85	179	10	3rd	SA	1996-97
NS Sidhu	Ind	47	70	3	44.78	201	9	2nd	Aus	1997-98