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Ahmedabad: Rahul Dravid on Monday added another feather to his cap by becoming the second Indian, fifth overall, to score 11,000 runs in Test cricket.
Dravid went into the three-match series against Sri Lanka needing 177 runs to reach the milestone and he achieved it in the opening day itself with an unbeaten 177, but out in 3rd over of 2nd day without scoring any run.
It was an elegant innings that not only earned him an individual record but also came at a time when the team needed it the most.
Dravid's moment of glory came in the 89th over when he cut pacer Chanaka Welegedara for a single at deep point and he raised his bat in acknowledgment of the cheers at the Sardar Patel Stadium.
The Karnataka batsman now joins the elite list which has compatriot Sachin Tendulkar at the top with 12,777 runs in Test cricket.
Top five in Test cricket
Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) - 12,777 (included 1st inning of Ahmedabad Test)
Brain Lara (WI) - 11,953 (131 Test)
Ricky Ponting (Aus) - 11,345 (136 Tests)
Alan Border (Aus) - 11,174 (156 Test)
Rahul Dravid (Ind) - 11,000 (135 Test), included 1st inning of Ahmedabad Test
The wall, Dravid has an awe-inspiring Test career where he scored 27 hundreds and 57 half-centuries at an average of 53.39 in 135 Tests.
The 36-year-old batsman also has a whopping 10,765 runs from 339 ODIs at a average of 39.43 where he scored 12 hundreds and 82 fifties.
Meanwhile, Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni crossed 2,000 runs in Tests cricket in company of Dravid. Dhoni reached the mark during the course of his second Test century.
