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Rahul Dravid - The third Indian to score 7,000
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Rahul Dravid became the third Indian and the
sixth-fastest batsman in Test history to complete
7000 runs in Test cricket. He achieved this coveted
milestone during the course of the Mumbai Test
against Australia last week. Indians to have scored
7000 runs in Test cricket : |
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| Players |
Tests |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
Hs |
Avg |
100 |
50 |
| Sunil Gavaskar |
125 |
214 |
16 |
10122 |
236* |
51.12 |
34 |
45 |
| Sachin Tendulkar |
116 |
188 |
19 |
9540 |
241* |
56.45 |
33 |
38 |
| Rahul Dravid |
82 |
141 |
17 |
7022 |
270 |
56.63 |
17 |
33 |
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The fastest to achieve the landmark of 7000 Test runs (in terms of
innings) |
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| Players |
Inns |
Period |
| Walter Hammond ( Eng ) |
131 |
From 1927-28 to 1946 |
| Sachin Tendulkar ( Ind ) |
136 |
From 1989-90 to 2001-02 |
| Garfield Sobers ( WI ) |
138 |
From 1953-54 to 1970-71 |
| Sunil Gavaskar ( Ind ) |
140 |
From 1970-71 to 1982-83 |
| Vivian Richards ( WI ) |
140 |
From 1974-75 to 1987-88 |
| Rahul Dravid ( Ind ) |
141 |
From 1996 to 2004-05 |
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