31 May, 2008

Australia captain Ricky Ponting on Friday became the seventh man to pass 10,000 runs in Test cricket.

The Tasmanian achieved the landmark during the second Test against the West Indies in Antigua with a cover drive for two off Ramnaresh Sarwan.

That moved him on to 61 not out in Australia's first innings.

Ponting joins an illustrious group of batsmen, which includes two other Australians, Allan Border and Steve Waugh.

The list is headed by West Indian Brian Lara, who amassed 11,953 runs in his Test career.

List of batsmen to have made at least 10,000 runs in Test cricket:

BC Lara (West Indies) 11,953 runs
SR Tendulkar (India) 11,782 runs
AR Border (Australia)11,174 runs
SR Waugh (Australia) 10,927 runs
SM Gavaskar (India)10,122 runs
R Dravid (India)10,098 runs
RT Ponting (Australia) 10,004 runs