Mumbai: Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has recalled his last 10,000 runs in Test cricket. He said it was like climbing Mount Everest.
Gavaskar played for the Indian cricket team on the international cricket field from 1971 to 1987. He has scored 10,122 runs in 125 Test matches. This includes 34 percent and 45 half cents. His batting average is 51.12. He became the first batsman in Test cricket to cross 10,000 runs. Since then 14 players have reached this milestone so far. Joined by England player Joe Root yesterday.
In this situation, Gavaskar shared about how his count flow was 10000 runs in the last moment. “It felt like magic because no one had reached those five-digit numbers before. So it was like climbing Mount Everest for something. It felt like that for the first time. The match was played at the Ahmedabad ground. We celebrated, “said Gavaskar.
He is followed by only two Indian batsmen, Sachin (15921) and Dravid (13288), who have crossed 10,000 runs in Test cricket.
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Sunil Gavaskar scored his 10000th run in the Ahmedabad Test when he played a late-cut off Ijaz Fakih in 1987.
Gavaskar became the first cricketer to scale the Mount Everest — 10000 Test runs
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