Former Australian Captain Sir Don Bradman holds the record for being the fastest batsman to reach 2,000 runs in Tests. He reached the milestone in his 22nd inning. George Headley of the West Indies achieved the feat in 32 innings, while Harry Sutcliffe of England took 33 innings to reach 2000 runs. Below are the names of the batsmen to have achieved the feat of being the fastest to 2000 runs in Tests.
| Player | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Debut | Time | Mat | Inns |
| Don Bradman (Australia) | v South Africa | Brisbane | 27-Nov-31 | 30-Nov-28 | 2y 362d | 15 | 22 |
| George Headley (West Indies) | v England | Lord’s | 24-Jun-39 | 11-Jan-30 | 9y 164d | 17 | 32 |
| Harry Sutcliffe (England) | v West Indies | Manchester | 21-Jul-28 | 14-Jun-24 | 4y 37d | 22 | 33 |
| Michael Hussey (Australia) | v India | Sydney | 02-Jan-08 | 03-Nov-05 | 2y 60d | 20 | 33 |
| Marnus Labuschagne (Australia) | v England | Adelaide | 16-Dec-21 | 07-Oct-18 | 3y 70d | 20 | 34 |
| Doug Walters (Australia) | v South Africa | Cape Town | 22-Jan-70 | 10-Dec-65 | 4y 43d | 22 | 35 |
| Brian Lara (West Indies) | v Australia | Bridgetown | 31-Mar-95 | 06-Dec-90 | 4y 115d | 22 | 35 |
| Arthur Morris (Australia) | v England | Adelaide | 02-Feb-51 | 29-Nov-46 | 4y 65d | 23 | 36 |
| Edie Weekes (West Indies) | v India | Port of Spain | 19-Feb-53 | 21-Jan-48 | 5y 29d | 23 | 36 |
| Frank Worrell (West Indies) | v England | Port of Spain | 17-Mar-54 | 11-Feb-48 | 6y 34d | 22 | 36 |
