Sachin Tendulkar [ Images ] became the first batsman in the history of one-day cricket to cross the 16,000-run mark, a milestone that could be a distant dream for any other player in the near future.

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Tendulkar, who scored 35 runs against Sri Lanka [ Images ] in the second tri-series ODI at the Gabba [ Images ] on Tuesday, now tallies 16007 runs, which is far more than Sri Lankan Sanath Jayasuriya's [ Images ] aggregate of 12207, second in the list of all-time top scorers.

The champion batsman from India [ Images ] achieved the feat when he scored his 28th run during the India innings in his 409th match.

Tendulkar seems set to stay at the pinnacle for a long time as Jayasuriya and former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul Haq, who is third in the list with 11739 runs, are not anywhere near.

Next in the list is another Indian, Sourav Ganguly [ Images ] (11363), but with the selectors shutting the ODI door on him, he also does not appear a likely candidate to achieve the feat. He is followed by Australia [ Images ] captain Ricky Ponting [ Images ] (10835) and Rahul Dravid [ Images ] (10585).

Tendulkar, who has scored 11782 runs in Test cricket, is just 172 runs away from displacing legendary Brian Lara [ Images ] and emerging the highest run getter in the longer version of the game as well.