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England captain Alastair Cook is now the only Englishman to score 10,000 Test runs, and the youngest of the 12 who have achieved the feat. He is also England’s record holder for most Test tons.
By any standards, that’s mighty impressive, but the benchmark is still Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 15,921 runs.
Can Cook top that?
Barring injury, illness, or tragic loss of form, of course he can.
Cook is a stayer.
He scored an unbeaten Test century on debut against India at Nagpur in 2006, he missed the second Test through illness, but hasn’t missed a Test since,
Tendulkar averaged around 663 Test runs a year for 24 years, while Cook’s been averaging around the 1000 mark over a decade.
At 31 years of age, if Cook can last until he’s 37 and keep scoring 1000 Test runs a year, he will break Tendulkar’s record.
One thing is for sure, Cook has the other ten well and truly covered.
The pertinent facts, starting with career Test runs:
Sachin Tendulkar: 200 Tests – 15,921 runs, average 53.75 with 51 Test tons
Ricky Ponting: 168 – 13,378 – 51.85 – 41
Jacques Kallis: 166 – 13,289 – 55.37 – 45
Rahul Dravid: 164 – 13,288 – 52.31 – 36
Kumar Sangakkara: 134 – 12,400 – 57.40 – 38
Brian Lara: 131 – 11,953 – 52.88 – 34
Shivnarine Chanderpaul: 164 – 11,867 – 51.37 – 30
Mahela Jayawardene: 149 – 11,814 – 49.84 – 34
Allan Border: 156 – 11,174 – 50.56 – 27
Steve Waugh: 168 – 10,927 – 51.06 – 32
Sunil Gavaskar: 125 – 10,122 – 51.12 – 34
Alastair Cook: 128 – 10,042 – 46.49 – 28
How many Test innings to reach 10,000 runs?
Lara – 195
Tendulkar – 195
Sangakkara – 195
Ponting – 196
Dravid – 216
Jayawardene – 210
Gavaskar – 212
Kallis – 217
Cook – 229
Border – 235
Chanderpaul – 239
Waugh – 244
Age at achieving 10,000 Test runs:
Cook – 31 years, 5 months, 5 days
Tendulkar – 31 years, 10 months, 20 days
Kallis – 33 years, 4 months, 11 days
Ponting – 33 years, 5 months, 11 days
Jayawardene – 34 years, 6 months, 29 days
Next in line to reach 10,000 Test runs:
AB de Villiers: 176 Tests for 8074 runs
Ian Bell: 205 – 7727 Tests for runs
Hashim Amla: 196 – 7356 Tests for runs
Chris Gayle: 196 Tests for 7214 runs
England’s top Test batsmen:
Cook: 128 Tests for 10,042 at 46.49
Graham Gooch: 118 Tests for 8900 at 42.58
Alec Stewart: 133 Tests for 8463 at 39.54
David Gower: 117 Tests for 8231 at 44.25
Kevin Pietersen: 104 Tests for 8181 at 47.23
Geoff Boycott: 108 Tests for 8114 at 47.72