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Tendulkar joins 10,000 club

Last updated on: March 16, 2005 21:10 IST

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).

Sachin TendulkarTendulkar, 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:
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

10,000 Club members

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

This is how 10,000-mark was achieved

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

Tendulkar's performance in each calendar year

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

Tendulkar's performance at each batting position:

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

Tendulkar's performance at each ground:

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

Tendulkar's pattern of scoring

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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