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The 10,000-run club

Sunil Gavaskar, the first man to make 10,000 Test runs, reached the milestone with a late cut off Pakistan's Ijaz Faqih in March 1987, in a draw in Ahmedabad, where, four years before, he had broken Geoff Boycott's record for the most runs in the format. "Many more might reach the feat but the one that reaches it first is remembered more," Gavaskar said at the time.
Sunil Gavaskar, the first man to make 10,000 Test runs, reached the milestone with a late cut off Pakistan's Ijaz Faqih in March 1987, in a draw in Ahmedabad, where, four years before, he had broken Geoff Boycott's record for the most runs in the format. "Many more might reach the feat but the one that reaches it first is remembered more," Gavaskar said at the time. •Patrick Eagar/Getty Images
Ten years after Border's entry, Steve Waugh received membership with a back-foot push for four off Richard Dawson in an Ashes Test at the SCG. It was Waugh's 156th Test - tying with Border for most Tests for Australia. Waugh went on to make a fairy-tale hundred, reaching the mark with the final ball of day two (off Dawson again). It was his 29th Test century, equalling Don Bradman's record.
Ten years after Border's entry, Steve Waugh received membership with a back-foot push for four off Richard Dawson in an Ashes Test at the SCG. It was Waugh's 156th Test - tying with Border for most Tests for Australia. Waugh went on to make a fairy-tale hundred, reaching the mark with the final ball of day two (off Dawson again). It was his 29th Test century, equalling Don Bradman's record.•Clive Mason/Getty Images
When Rahul Dravid got to 10,000 Test runs - with a flick to midwicket off Morne Morkel in Chennai in March 2008 - it came a day after Virender Sehwag had smashed the fastest Test triple-century, off 278 balls. Dravid's first hundred runs in his innings came off 272. But while Lara and Tendulkar had reached the milestone in fewer innings, Dravid achieved it in the shortest time span - a few months under 12 years, almost two years fewer than Lara.
When Rahul Dravid got to 10,000 Test runs - with a flick to midwicket off Morne Morkel in Chennai in March 2008 - it came a day after Virender Sehwag had smashed the fastest Test triple-century, off 278 balls. Dravid's first hundred runs in his innings came off 272. But while Lara and Tendulkar had reached the milestone in fewer innings, Dravid achieved it in the shortest time span - a few months under 12 years, almost two years fewer than Lara.•Adrian Dennis/AFP
When he was run out for 15 in Centurion in December 2011, Mahela Jayawardene needed one more run to make it to 10,000. On Boxing Day in Durban, he waited eight balls before getting that single with a steer to square on the off side off Dale Steyn. It was a memorable Test in which to get the milestone - Sri Lanka's first win in South Africa. It was Jayawardene's 126th Test and 210th Test innings.
When he was run out for 15 in Centurion in December 2011, Mahela Jayawardene needed one more run to make it to 10,000. On Boxing Day in Durban, he waited eight balls before getting that single with a steer to square on the off side off Dale Steyn. It was a memorable Test in which to get the milestone - Sri Lanka's first win in South Africa. It was Jayawardene's 126th Test and 210th Test innings.•Stu Forster/Getty Images
In May 2016, Alastair Cook became the youngest to make 10,000 Test runs - at 31 years and 157 days. He reached the milestone in his 226th innings, with a clip off the pads for four off Nuwan Pradeep in a nine-wicket win in Chester-le-Street.
In May 2016, Alastair Cook became the youngest to make 10,000 Test runs - at 31 years and 157 days. He reached the milestone in his 226th innings, with a clip off the pads for four off Nuwan Pradeep in a nine-wicket win in Chester-le-Street. •Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images
Allan Border went past the landmark at the SCG in 1993, with a drive to mid-on off Carl Hooper in the first innings of a match mostly remembered for Brian Lara's glittering 277. Gavaskar sent Border a congratulatory fax welcoming him to "Club 10,000". Among other things it laid out the rules of the club: "1. Membership is open only to players of restricted height and strokes - you have to be under five feet ten inches and you can't play the reverse sweep. 2. You must have taken at least one Test wicket."
Allan Border went past the landmark at the SCG in 1993, with a drive to mid-on off Carl Hooper in the first innings of a match mostly remembered for Brian Lara's glittering 277. Gavaskar sent Border a congratulatory fax welcoming him to "Club 10,000". Among other things it laid out the rules of the club: "1. Membership is open only to players of restricted height and strokes - you have to be under five feet ten inches and you can't play the reverse sweep. 2. You must have taken at least one Test wicket."•PA Photos
In 2004, four months after his Test aggregate received a quadruple-century boost, Brian Lara hit a four off Andrew Flintoff at Old Trafford to get to the 10k mark, in his 111th Test. But while he was the fastest to the milestone, his arrival there was undramatic. He made a duck in the first innings and 7 in the second - the exact number of runs he needed to get there.
In 2004, four months after his Test aggregate received a quadruple-century boost, Brian Lara hit a four off Andrew Flintoff at Old Trafford to get to the 10k mark, in his 111th Test. But while he was the fastest to the milestone, his arrival there was undramatic. He made a duck in the first innings and 7 in the second - the exact number of runs he needed to get there. •Clive Rose/Getty Images
In June 2008, Ricky Ponting became the seventh man to make 10,000 runs in Test cricket. Like Border, he got it against West Indies - in Antigua, with a cover-driven two off Ramnaresh Sarwan. It took him 197 innings, two more than Lara and Tendulkar. Unlike Border, who released his autobiography, <i>Beyond Ten Thousand</i>, the year he reached the milestone, Ponting was unfussed by his achievement. "The thing I'm most proud about is my longevity in the game."
In June 2008, Ricky Ponting became the seventh man to make 10,000 runs in Test cricket. Like Border, he got it against West Indies - in Antigua, with a cover-driven two off Ramnaresh Sarwan. It took him 197 innings, two more than Lara and Tendulkar. Unlike Border, who released his autobiography, Beyond Ten Thousand, the year he reached the milestone, Ponting was unfussed by his achievement. "The thing I'm most proud about is my longevity in the game."•Tom Shaw/Getty Images
Shivnarine Chanderpaul got to 10,000 in characteristic fashion, fighting to save the match - his 140th - for West Indies. He pushed a single to mid-on off Michael Clarke during his second half-century in the Dominica Test in April 2012. The 10,000th run also served to take his Test match batting average back above 50.
Shivnarine Chanderpaul got to 10,000 in characteristic fashion, fighting to save the match - his 140th - for West Indies. He pushed a single to mid-on off Michael Clarke during his second half-century in the Dominica Test in April 2012. The 10,000th run also served to take his Test match batting average back above 50.•Emmanuel Dunand/Getty Images
It took Sachin Tendulkar 195 innings, the same as Lara, to get to 10,000 - with a single off Abdul Razzaq at Eden Gardens in March 2005. When he needed just a handful of runs, the crowd began to slow-clap and cheer him on. Tendulkar asked Rahul Dravid, his batting partner, what was going on. "He knew basically that he was close to 10,000, but not exactly how close," Dravid said at the end of the day. "I think he was at 9998 at that stage, and I told him, 'Two more to go, but 15,000 is the real target.'" Which he got to six years later.
It took Sachin Tendulkar 195 innings, the same as Lara, to get to 10,000 - with a single off Abdul Razzaq at Eden Gardens in March 2005. When he needed just a handful of runs, the crowd began to slow-clap and cheer him on. Tendulkar asked Rahul Dravid, his batting partner, what was going on. "He knew basically that he was close to 10,000, but not exactly how close," Dravid said at the end of the day. "I think he was at 9998 at that stage, and I told him, 'Two more to go, but 15,000 is the real target.'" Which he got to six years later.•Steve Christo/Getty Images
Jacques Kallis is the only genuine allrounder in this list, a testament to his value to South Africa. In February 2009, with 250 wickets and 30 centuries from 128 Tests, Kallis became the first (and so far only) player from his country to get to 10,000 Test runs, with a single to cover off Peter Siddle in Johannesburg. Ponting jogged in from second slip to welcome him to the club.
Jacques Kallis is the only genuine allrounder in this list, a testament to his value to South Africa. In February 2009, with 250 wickets and 30 centuries from 128 Tests, Kallis became the first (and so far only) player from his country to get to 10,000 Test runs, with a single to cover off Peter Siddle in Johannesburg. Ponting jogged in from second slip to welcome him to the club.•Craig Prentis/Getty Images
Exactly a year after his friend and team-mate Jayawardene went past the mark, Kumar Sangakkara also made good use of the Boxing Day occasion, this one in Melbourne (2012), to pass 10,000 runs. But while Jayawardene's achievement came in a rare overseas win for Sri Lanka, Sangakkara's - through a glorious cover drive off Mitchell Johnson - came in an innings defeat. He equalled Lara's and Tendulkar's record of reaching the milestone in 195 innings.
Exactly a year after his friend and team-mate Jayawardene went past the mark, Kumar Sangakkara also made good use of the Boxing Day occasion, this one in Melbourne (2012), to pass 10,000 runs. But while Jayawardene's achievement came in a rare overseas win for Sri Lanka, Sangakkara's - through a glorious cover drive off Mitchell Johnson - came in an innings defeat. He equalled Lara's and Tendulkar's record of reaching the milestone in 195 innings. •Tom Shaw/Getty Images