Sachin Tendulkar became only the fifth batsman to reach 10,000 runs in the history of Test cricket when he flicked a ball from Abdul Razzaq down to fine leg on day 1 of the second Test against Pakistan in Kolkata on Wednesday.
The other batsmen to reach the landmark before Tendulkar are Allan Border (11,174), Steve Waugh (10,927), Sunil Gavaskar (10,122) and Brian Lara (10,094).
Tendulkar, who will turn 32 next month, achieved the feat in his 122nd Test.
The Indian batting ace emerged on the international cricket scene as a 16-year-old prodigy in 1989, when he made his debut against Pakistan in Karachi in the Indian team, led by Krishnamachari Srikkanth.
Since then, he went on to become one of the best batsmen ever, drawing comparisons with the peerless Sir Donald Bradman.
In 1997 he was named Wisden cricketer of the year.
Tendulkar, who averages over 57 runs per innings, is also on the verge of taking over as the leading century maker in Tests from Sunil Gavaskar. Both are now level on 34 Test hundreds.
The top 10 run scores in Tests: 10,000 Club members
This is how 10,000-mark was achieved
Tendulkar's performance in each calendar year
Tendulkar's performance at each batting position:
Tendulkar's performance at each ground:
Tendulkar's pattern of scoring
Also see: Sachin 30 | Tendulkar 100
Tendulkar's performance against each country
Opponent
Tests
Inns
NO
Runs
Hs
Ave.
100s
50s
0s
Australia
21
39
4
1859
241*
53.11
7
7
4
England
16
24
2
1683
193
76.50
6
8
-
New Zealand
16
27
5
1062
217
48.27
3
5
1
Pakistan
12
18
1
746
194*
43.88
2
4
2
South Africa
16
29
2
1003
169
37.15
3
3
1
Sri Lanka
13
16
2
1124
148
80.29
6
3
-
West Indies
16
25
2
1328
179
57.74
3
7
3
Zimbabwe
9
14
2
918
201*
76.50
3
3
1
Bangladesh
3
3
1
302
248*
151.00
1
-
-
TOTAL
122
195
21
10025
248*
57.61
34
40
12
Batsman
Runs
For
Tests
Inns
NO
Ave
HS
100
50
0
AR Border
11174
Aus
156
265
44
50.56
205
27
63
11
SR Waugh
10927
Aus
168
260
46
51.06
200
32
50
22
SM Gavaskar
10122
Ind
125
214
16
51.12
236*
34
45
12
BC Lara
10094
WI
112
197
6
52.85
400*
26
46
13
SR Tendulkar
10025
Ind
122
195
21
57.61
248*
34
40
12
Inns
Tests
Batsman
For
Vs
Venue
Date
Age
212
124
SM Gavaskar
Ind
Pak
Ahmedabad
07-03-1987
37 Y 240 D
235
136
AR Border
Aus
WI
Sydney
03-01-1993
37 Y 160 D
244
156
SR Waugh
Aus
Eng
Sydney
03-01-2003
37 Y 215 D
195
111
BC Lara
WI
Eng
The Oval
21-08-2004
35 Y 111 D
195
122
SR Tendulkar
Ind
Pak
Kolkata
16-03-2005
31 Y 326 D
Year
Tests
Inns
NO
Runs
Ave
Hs
100s
50s
0s
90s
50+
1989
4
6
0
215
35.83
59
0
2
0
0
2
1990
7
10
1
373
41.44
119*
1
2
1
0
3
1991
2
4
0
78
19.50
40
0
0
0
0
0
1992
7
11
1
419
41.90
148*
3
0
2
0
3
1993
8
9
2
640
91.43
165
2
5
0
0
7
1994
7
11
1
700
70.00
179
2
3
0
1
5
1995
3
4
2
58
29.00
52*
0
1
0
0
1
1996
8
15
0
623
41.53
177
2
2
1
0
4
1997
12
17
1
1000
62.50
169
4
3
0
1
7
1998
5
9
1
647
80.88
177
3
1
0
0
4
1999
10
19
3
1088
68.00
217
5
4
3
0
9
2000
6
10
1
575
63.89
201*
2
1
0
1
3
2001
10
18
2
1003
62.69
155
3
6
0
1
9
2002
16
26
1
1392
55.68
193
4
5
3
1
9
2003
5
9
0
153
17.00
55
0
1
2
0
1
2004
10
15
5
915
91.50
248*
3
2
0
0
5
2005
2
2
0
146
73.00
94
0
1
0
1
2
Position
Inns
NO
Runs
Ave
HS
100
50
0
%Runs
Opening
1
0
15
15.00
15
0
0
0
0.15
# 3
0
0
0
-
0
0
0
0
0.00
# 4
154
19
8142
60.31
248*
29
31
9
81.22
# 5
18
0
1048
58.22
169
3
5
2
10.45
# 6
18
2
703
43.94
148*
2
4
1
7.01
# 7
4
0
117
29.25
41
0
0
0
1.17
TOTAL
195
21
10025
57.61
248*
34
40
12
100
Ground
Tests
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
100
50
0
Chennai
6
10
3
714
165
102.00
4
1
1
Mumbai (WS)
7
12
0
699
148
58.25
1
6
-
Nagpur
5
7
1
635
201*
105.83
3
1
-
Kolkata
8
14
2
503
176
41.91
1
3
1
Sydney
3
5
3
498
241*
249.00
2
1
-
Colombo (SSC)
3
6
2
456
139
114.00
3
1
-
Mohali
6
9
1
455
126*
56.88
1
3
-
Bangalore
5
8
1
439
177
62.71
1
2
-
Ahmedabad
5
9
0
431
217
47.89
2
-
-
Trent Bridge
2
4
0
377
177
94.25
1
2
-
Delhi
5
9
0
346
122
38.44
1
1
1
Melbourne
3
6
0
267
116
44.50
1
1
1
Dhaka
2
2
1
266
248*
266.00
1
-
-
Cape Town
2
3
0
251
169
83.67
1
1
-
Wellington
2
4
0
219
113
54.75
1
1
-
Port-of-Spain
2
3
0
205
117
68.33
1
1
1
Multan (CS)
1
1
1
194
194*
-
1
-
-
Headingley
1
1
0
193
193
193.00
1
-
-
Old Trafford
1
2
1
187
119*
187.00
1
1
-
Bloemfontein
1
2
0
170
155
85.00
1
-
-
Georgetown
2
2
0
162
83
81.00
-
2
-
Hamilton
3
5
1
162
67
40.50
-
1
-
Kanpur
3
5
1
159
61
39.75
-
1
-
Johannesburg
2
4
0
156
111
39.00
1
-
-
Kingston
2
4
1
149
86
49.67
-
1
-
Edgbaston
1
2
0
146
122
73.00
1
-
-
Colombo (RPS)
1
1
0
143
143
143.00
1
-
-
Lucknow (KDS)
1
1
0
142
142
142.00
1
-
-
Harare
3
5
0
130
69
26.00
-
1
1
Adelaide
3
6
0
122
61
20.33
-
1
1
Perth
1
2
0
119
114
59.50
1
-
-
Bulawayo Q.C.
1
2
1
110
74
110.00
-
1
-
Bridgetown
2
4
0
104
92
26.00
-
1
1
Lord's
3
5
0
96
31
19.20
-
-
-
Sialkot
1
2
0
92
57
46.00
-
1
-
Napier
1
1
0
88
88
88.00
-
1
-
The Oval
2
2
0
75
54
37.50
-
1
-
Colombo (PSS)
1
1
0
71
71
71.00
-
1
-
Faisalabad
1
2
0
67
59
33.50
-
1
-
Lahore (Gad.)
2
3
0
51
41
17.00
-
-
-
Chittagong
1
1
0
36
36
36.00
-
-
-
Durban
2
3
0
30
15
10.00
-
-
-
Port Elizabeth
2
4
1
29
22*
9.67
-
-
1
Christchurch
1
2
0
24
24
12.00
-
-
1
Brisbane
2
3
0
23
16
7.67
-
-
1
Karachi (Nat.)
1
1
0
15
15
15.00
-
-
-
Chandigarh
1
1
0
11
11
11.00
-
-
-
Auckland
1
1
0
5
5
5.00
-
-
-
Cuttack
1
1
0
2
2
2.00
-
-
-
Rawalpindi CC
1
1
0
1
1
1.00
-
-
-
Kandy
1
0
0
0
-
-
-
-
-
St. John's
2
1
0
0
0
0.00
-
-
1
TABLE.sco{COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 13px; TEXT-DECORATION: none}
Opponent
0-9
10-19
20-29
30-39
40-49
50-89
90-99
100-149
150-199
200-250
Australia
13
7
-
2
3
7
-
4
2
1
England
1
3
4
2
-
6
2
3
3
-
New Zealand
10
4
1
1
3
5
-
2
-
1
Pakistan
8
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
-
South Africa
11
4
4
3
1
2
1
1
2
-
Sri Lanka
2
3
2
-
-
2
1
6
-
-
West Indies
6
3
-
3
3
6
1
1
2
-
Zimbabwe
2
-
1
4
1
3
-
1
1
1
Bangladesh
-
1
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
1
TOTAL (195)
53
26
13
17
12
34
6
19
11
4
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