Mayank Agarwal third fastest Indian to 1000 runs

TIL Desk Sports/ Mayank Agarwal became the third fastest Indian batsman to get to 1000 runs in Test cricket, reaching the landmark in his 19th innings on Saturday at the Adelaide Oval with a flick off the pads towards the deep square leg boundary for four off the bowling of Mitchell Starc.

The right-handed opening batsman, playing just his 12th Test, is behind Vinod Kambli who took 14 innings in 12 Test matches, and current team-mate Cheteshwar Pujara who took 18 innings in 11 matches.

Agarwal, who had made 17 off 40 deliveries in the first innings and was dismissed by an in-swinger from Pat Cummins, could score just nine in the second innings and was out caught behind soon after reaching 1000 Test runs off the bowling of Josh Hazlewood.