This article was first published 20 years ago

Dravid completes 9,000 ODI runs

google preferred source

India captain Rahul Dravid became the fourth Indian and eighth batsman to score over 9,000 runs in one-day internationals on Sunday.

He achieved the feat in the third over of the Indian innings in the fifth and final one-dayer against Pakistan, driving Mohammad Sami to the cover boundary.

Dravid was eventually out for 50, taking him to 9,048 runs.

Dravid joined compatriots Sachin Tendulkar, who leads the all-time highest aggregate with 14,146 runs at 44.20 from 362 matches, Sourav Ganguly and Mohammad Azharuddin in achieving the feat.

Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq is second in the all-time list with 11,251 runs in 356 one-dayers.

Sri Lanka's Sanath Jayasuriya is third with 10,512 runs in 354 matches.

The Bangalore-based Dravid has also scored 8,244 runs at an average of 57.65 in 97 Tests.