Sachin Tendulkar completes 30000 international runs
November 20, 2009
Sachin Tendulkar became the first batsman to complete 30,000 international runs when he scored his 35th run in the 2nd innings against Sri Lanka on Day 5 of the first Test.
Tendulkar, who completed 20 glorious years in cricket on Sunday (November 15), needed 35 runs to reach the landmark at the start of India’s second innings in the Ahmedabad Test against Sri Lanka.
Next in line for the feat is is Australia captain Ricky Ponting, who had recently crossed 24,000 runs.
Tendulkar has 17,178 runs in ODI cricket, 10 runs in the only T20 International he’s played, and 12,812 Test runs at the time the landmark was reached.
Another milestone awaits the Little Master as he is one wicket short of 200 international wickets. He has 44 wickets in Tests, 154 in ODIs and one wicket in T20.
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