Sachin Tendulkar [Images] became only the fifth batsman to reach 10,000 runs in the history of Test cricket when he flicked a ball from Abdul Razzaq [Images] 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 [Images] (11,174), Steve Waugh (10,927), Sunil Gavaskar [Images] (10,122) and Brian Lara [Images] (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:
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 [Images]	16	24	2	1683	193	76.50	6	8	-
New Zealand [Images]	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 [Images]	13	16	2	1124	148	80.29	6	3	-
West Indies [Images]	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 [Images]	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 [Images] (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

Also see: Sachin 30 | Tendulkar 100

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