It took Dravid 120 Tests to reach this landmark which makes him the second fastest after Brian Lara to accomplish this feat.
Not all of his runs have come for India though. His tally includes 23 runs for the ICC World XI against Australia in October 2005.
10,000 run-club members
| Batsman | Mts | Inns | Runs | Hs | Avg | 100 | 50 |
| BC Lara (WI) | 131 | 232 | 11953 | 400* | 52.88 | 34 | 48 |
| SR Tendulkar (Ind) | 147 | 238 | 11782 | 248* | 55.31 | 39 | 49 |
| AR Border (Aus) | 156 | 265 | 11174 | 205 | 50.56 | 27 | 63 |
| SR Waugh (Aus) | 168 | 260 | 10927 | 200 | 51.06 | 32 | 50 |
| SM Gavaskar (Ind) | 125 | 214 | 10122 | 236* | 51.12 | 34 | 45 |
| R Dravid (Ind) | 120 | 206 | 10031 | 270 | 55.41 | 25 | 51 |
Fastest to reach 10,000 runs
| Batsman | Tests |
| Lara | 111 |
| Dravid | 120 |
| Tendulkar | 122 |
| Gavaskar | 124 |
| Border | 136 |
| Waugh | 156 |