Gavaskar’s 10,000
NZPA-Reuter Ahmedabad Sunil Gavaskar, the “little master” of Indian cricket, became on Saturday the first batsman to score 10,000 runs in test cricket. Gavaskar, on 57 after tea on the third day of the fourth test against Pakistan, needed one run to reach five figures when he cut Ejaz Fakih for two, triggering a mass pitch invasion. Play was held up for several minutes as spectators raced on to the ground to congratulate Gavaskar and thousands of others gave him a long, standing ovation. A child garlanded the Bombay batsman. Gavaskar, who has hit
a record 34 test centuries, said of the unique landmark: “It was just a moment of sheer joy for me.” Gavaskar, now 37, made his test debut on the 1970-71 tour of the West Indies. England’s Geoff Boycott holds second place in the list of all-time test run scorers with 8114. The West Indian, Sir Gary Sobers, is third with 8032. The Australian captain, Allan Border, the West Indian captain, Vivian Richards, and England’s David Gower are the present players nearest to Gavaskar’s record, with about 6000
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