Chennai Test Cricket :Virender Sehwag 319 & Dravid 6th batsman to join 10,000-run club

Mar 29th, 2008 at 5:56 pm | Category: Cricket, Hot & Breaking News, World News, World Sports

Dravid sixth batsman to join 10,000-run club

India’s Rahul Dravid became only the sixth batsman in history to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket when he reached 80 on the fourth day of the first Test against South Africa at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium here Saturday.

The Bangalore-based Dravid, 35, is playing in his 120th Test and averaged 55.11 at the start of his 206th innings. He made his debut at Lord’s, London, against England in 1996.

The 10,000-run club:

M I R HS A C HC

B. Lara (WI) 131 232 11,953 400* 52.88 34 48

S. Tendulkar (IND) 147 238 11,782 248* 55.31 39 49

A. Border (AUS) 156 265 11,174 205 50.56 27 63

S. Waugh (AUS) 168 260 10,927 200 51.06 32 50

S. Gavaskar (IND) 125 214 10,122 236* 1.12 34 45

*R. Dravid (IND) 120 206 10,000 270 55.55 24 52

Sehwag first opener to register two triple centuries

Virender Sehwag was finally out for 319 - his, and India’s, second triple century - when he was caught by Neil McKenzie off fast bowler Makhaya Ntini on the fourth and penultimate day of the first Test against South Africa here Saturday.

Sehwag, who had scored India’s first Test triple century against Pakistan in Multan in 2004, batted for 531 minutes, faced 304 balls and smashed 42 boundaries and five sixes at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium for the highest Test score ever by an Indian.

Breakdown of Sehwag’s milestones in this innings

50 in 59 balls with 6 fours and a six
100 in 116 balls with 15 fours and a six
150 in 171 balls with 23 fours and a six
200 in 194 balls with 32 fours and 2 sixes
250 in 225 balls with 38 fours and 3 sixes
300 in 278 balls with 41 fours and 5 sixes