Yet another record - Sachin Tendulkar 'The Master'

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – FEBRUARY 26: Sachin Tendulkar of India bats during the One Day International match between Australia and India at Sydney Cricket Ground on February 26, 2012 in Sydney, Australia.

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar made his way into the record books again when he crossed 34,000 runs against England in the Kolkata Test today morning. He is 6500+ runs ahead of second placed Ricky Ponting and 8500+ runs ahead of the highest placed active player Jacques Kallis, clearly indicating how the Little Master’s record may remain intact for at least another fifteen years.

Batsman	Mat	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	100/50	Span
SR Tendulkar	657	771	74	34074	248*	48.89	100/161	1989-
RT Ponting	560	668	70	27483	257	45.95	71/146	1995-2012
JH Kallis	504	598	97	25144	224	50.18	61/146	1995-
R Dravid	509	605	72	24208	270	45.41	48/146	1996-2012
DPMD Jayawardene	565	631	56	22708	374	39.49	47/118	1997-
BC Lara	430	521	38	22358	400*	46.28	53/111	1990-
KC Sangakara	493	549	53	21888	287	44.12	44/118	2000-
ST Jayasuriya	586	651	35	21032	340	34.14	42/103	1989-2011
Inzamam-ul-Haq	499	551	76	20580	329	43.32	35/129	1991-2007
S Chanderpaul	436	522	87	19817	203*	45.55	38/120	1994-
SC Ganguly	424	488	40	18575	239	41.46	38/107	1992-2008
SR Waugh	493	548	104	18496	200	41.65	35/95	1985-2004
AR Border	429	517	83	17698	205	40.77	30/102	1978-1994
M Yousuf	381	432	52	17300	223	45.52	39/97	1998-2010
V Sehwag	369	436	15	17142	319	40.71	38/72	1999-

Note : This table is updated till Sachin’s 76 (155) against England in the ongoing Test at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.