Sachin Tendulkar has become the first batsman to score 30,000 runs in international cricket.
Tendulkar crossed the milestone on Friday while batting in the second innings on the final day of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Ahmedabad.
The Little Master added the latest feather to his cap when he reached 35 in the last day of the opening Test.
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Tendulkar at 30,000 runs is followed by Australian captain Ricky Ponting, who had recently crossed 24,000 runs.
Sachin Tendulkar, during the course of his match-saving innings, has completed 30,000 runs in international cricket - the first player to achieve the distinction.
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Tendulkar, during the course of his 100 off 211 balls, has taken his run-aggregate against Sri Lanka to 1512 at an average of 58.15 in 20 Tests. He regaining his record for the highest runs' tally in India-Sri Lanka Tests, surpassing Mahela Jayawardene's tally of 1436 (ave.79.77) in 13 Tests.
Sachin (577) also became the second batsman after Rahul Dravid (666) to complete 500 runs or more at Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad.
Tendulkar has scored 17,178 runs at an average of 44 in 436 ODIs and 10 runs in the lone Twenty20 match that he has played, against South Africa. In Test cricket, he has aggregated 12,773 runs at 54.46.
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