Master batsman Sachin Tendulkar [Images] joined another elitist club when he completed 10,000 runs during day 1 in the second Test against Pakistan at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday.

The other batsmen to reach the landmark before the Indian ace are Allan Border [Images] (11,174), Steve Waugh (10,927), Sunil Gavaskar [Images] (10,122) and Brian Lara [Images] (10,094).

The 31-year-old Tendulkar, playing his 122nd Test, already holds the records for runs and centuries in one-day cricket and shares the record for most Test hundreds (34) with Gavaskar.

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