Tendulkar 10th to wear Test cricket's batting crown
It has finally happened. Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar has surpassed Brian Lara as the leading run-getter in Test cricket history.
It was almost destined that Tendulkar achieved the feat against his favourite opposition - Australia - against who he has amassed 9 Test centuries and over 2000 runs.
Tendulkar has become the 10th batsman in Test match history to hold the world record. Here is the list:-
| Batsman | Final Tally | Record set | Record held for |
| C Hill (Australia) | 3412 | July 1902 | 22y-4m |
| JB Hobbs (England) | 5410 | Dec 1924 | 12y-6m |
| WR Hammond (England) | 7249 | June 1937 | 33y-5m |
| MC Cowdrey (England) | 7624 | Nov 1970 | 1y-4m |
| GS Sobers (West Indies) | 8032 | Mar 1972 | 9y-9m |
| G Boycott (England) | 8114 | Dec 1981 | 1y-11m |
| SM Gavaskar (India) | 10112 | Nov 1983 | 9y-3m |
| A Border (Australia) | 11174 | Feb 1993 | 12y-9m |
| BC Lara (West Indies) | 11953 | Nov 2005 | 2y-11m |
| SR Tendulkar (India) | ????? | Oct 2008 |
Allan Border held the record for the most number of years (in recen times). How long would Tendulkar hold on to it? Only time will tell.
Interestingly, when on 23 runs (on Monday) Sachin Tendulkar became the highest run scorer for a single team. Brian Lara has scored 11912 runs for West Indies alone. It may be recalled that Lara scored 5 & 36 for the World XI vs Australia in the Super Test. Tendulkar however was not part of the World XI side for the Super Test.
