TENDULKAR TOPS 14,000 IN TESTS
Posted on: 11/Oct/2010 1:22:46 AM
Sachin Tendulkar on Sunday became the first Cricketer scale the 14,000 runs mark in Test cricket during their five-day match against Australia. When Sachin cut Nathan Hauritz through cover point for a four, he reached 14000 runs milestone in his 171st Test. The stadium erupted gave Sachin well deserved standing ovation. In a rare gesture even Ricky Ponting reached Sachin and congratulated him. Ricky Ponting with 12178 is the nearest rival, possible he is the only one who could challenge Sachin’s record.
Incidentally, it was during Australia`s last tour of India, Tendulkar crossed Brian Lara`s record of most number of runs in Tests.
Lara with 11953 is in the third spot in the extraordinary league Cricketers with most runs in Test career as his position remains to be in danger with Indian batsman Rahul Dravid (11581) closing in on the gap.
Sachin also became the highest Test run-getter at Chinnaswamy Stadium scoring in excess of 600, eclipsing Sunny’s total.
The statistics as follows:
Player Country Span Runs
Sachin Tendulkar India 1989- 14,017
Ricky Ponting Australia 1995- 12,178
Brian Lara West Indies 1990-2006 11,953
Rahul Dravid India 1996- 11,581
Allan Border Australia 1978-1994 11,174
Jacques Kallis South Africa 1995- &nbnbsp;11,126
Steve Waugh Australia 1985-2004 10,927
Sunil Gavaskar India 1971-1987 10,122
M.Jayawardene Sri Lanka 1997- 9,408
S.Chanderpaul West Indies 1994- 8,969
