Amla fastest to 4000-run mark in ODIs

NEW DELHI: When he reached 59 in his 100-run knock in the second one-day international against India in Durban on Sunday, South African opener Hashim Amla became the fastest batsman to complete 4000 ODI runs.

Playing his 83rd match, Amla took 81 innings to get to the milestone beating Sir Vivian Richards who got to the landmark in 88 innings in 96 matches.

Amla was also the quickest batsman to reach the 2000 (41 matches, 40 innings) and the 3000-run landmark (59 matches, 57 innings) in ODIs.

It has been a remarkable year for Amla as he has been chosen in both Test and ODI teams of the year by the International Cricket Council.

Predominantly known as a Test batsman, Amla holds the record for being the first South African batsman to score a triple century in Test cricket.

Amla has also been named as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 2013.

On Sunday, Amla's 12th ODI century came off 116 balls and this was his third century against India.

Fastest to 4000 runs

Player	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Matches	Innings
Hashim Amla	India	Durban	December 8, 2013	83	81
Sir Vivian Richards	New Zealand	Albion	April 14, 1985	96	88
	England	Ranchi	January 19, 2013	96	93
Gordon Greenidge	England	Leeds	May 21, 1988	97	96
	New Zealand	Port of Spain	March 30, 1996	101	100
	New Zealand	Melbourne	December 11, 1990	104	102
Sourav Ganguly	Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	August 29, 1999	110	105
AB de Villiers	Pakistan	Dubai (DSC)	November 8, 2010	109	105
Geoff Marsh	West Indies	Sydney	December 18, 1991	107	106
Graeme Smith	Ireland	Providence	April 3, 2007	109	107
Graham Gooch	Pakistan	Nottingham	August 20, 1992	110	108

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