Williamson achieved the historic milestone during the second innings of the ongoing first Test of the Crowe-Thorpe Trophy against England in Christchurch. The former New Zealand captain played a gutsy 61-run knock before he fell prey to Chris Woakes on Day 3.
He took 182 innings to reach the milestone, becoming the eighth quickest to score 9000 runs in Test cricket.
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In doing so, he surpassed many greats of the game, including Younis Khan, who took 184 innings, while current batters Joe Root and Virat Kohli, reached the landmark in 196 and 197 innings respectively.
Steve Smith is the only active batter who scored 9000 runs in fewer innings than Williamson, reaching it in 174 innings. Meanwhile, legendary Sri Lankan batter Kumar Sangakkara holds the record for being the fastest to the milestone with 172 innings.
It’s worth noting that Kane Williamson is New Zealand’s highest run-scorer of all-time, followed by Ross Taylor, who scored 7683 runs.
Fastest to 9000 runs in Test cricket
Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) — 172
Steve Smith (Australia) — 174
Rahul Dravid (India) — 176
Brian Lara (West Indies) — 177
Ricky Ponting (Australia) — 177
Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) — 178
Sachin Tendulkar (India) — 179
Kane Williamson (New Zealand) — 182
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