Sachin Tendulkar crosses 15000 runs Test runs

Sachin Tendulkar achieved another milestone on Tuesday as he became the first cricketer in the history of the game to cross the 15,000-run mark in Test cricket.

Along with Rahul Dravid, Tendulkar has the onerous task of playing a vital part in the final stretch of the first Test but before that he can have a quiet moment in the confines of his hotel room, thinking about the 15,000 Test runs, 15,005 to be exact, he has notched in an illustrious career that has spanned from 1989 across 182 Tests and 300 innings.

The West Indian players also came up after the completion of the over to congratulate the iconic batsman.

Tendulkar was 35 runs short of 15,000 before this match and he scored seven in the first innings before being adjudged leg-before off Fidel Edwards.

He hit just two fours after facing 76 balls to reach 28. The 38-year-old Tendulkar, the world's most prolific batsman, now needs just one hundred to complete a historic 100 international tons. He has scored 51 Test tons and 48 ODI hundreds.

Top 5 Cricketers

15,005* - Sachin Tendulkar (IND)

12,859* - Rahul Dravid (IND)

12,487 - Ricky Ponting (AUS)

11,953 - Brian Lara (WIS)

11,947 - Jacques Kallis (RSA)