Virender Sehwag sixth Indian to score 7000 Test runs

Indian dashing opening batsman Virender Sehwag became the sixth Indian batsman to score 7000 Test runs during his unbeaten knock of 97 on the second day of the third and final Test against Sri Lanka. Virender Sehwag reached the landmark during the last session when he scored a single off Sri Lankan paceman Lasith Malinga to mid off area to bring up his 70 at the P Sara Oval. The stylish Indian opener is the 38th batsman overall to have scored 7000 Test runs. 31 year old Virender Sehwag, who made his debut against South Africa in 2001 at Bloemfontein, was playing 79th Test match. Great former opening batsman Sunil Gavaskar was the first Indian to complete 7000 runs in Test cricket many years ago, while the other Indians in the list are Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman and Sourav Ganguly. Virender Sehwag remained unbeaten on 97 at the end of second day’s play. He cracked 17 fours in 87 balls.

Player	Country	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	0
SR Tendulkar	India	1989-2010	169	275	30	13782	248*	56.25	48	55	14
RT Ponting	Australia	1995-2010	146	247	27	12026	257	54.66	39	52	13
BC Lara	West Indies	1990-2006	131	232	6	11953	400*	52.88	34	48	17
R Dravid	India	1996-2010	142	244	28	11483	270	53.16	29	58	8
AR Border	Australia	1978-1994	156	265	44	11174	205	50.56	27	63	11
JH Kallis	South Africa	1995-2010	140	237	35	11126	189*	55.07	35	53	10
SR Waugh	Australia	1985-2004	168	260	46	10927	200	51.06	32	50	22
SM Gavaskar	India	1971-1987	125	214	16	10122	236*	51.12	34	45	12
DPMD Jayawardene	Sri Lanka	1997-2010	113	186	13	9403	374	54.35	28	36	11
S Chanderpaul	West Indies	1994-2010	126	215	33	8969	203*	49.28	22	54	13
GA Gooch	England	1975-1995	118	215	6	8900	333	42.58	20	46	13
Javed Miandad	Pakistan	1976-1993	124	189	21	8832	280*	52.57	23	43	6
Inzamam-ul-Haq	Pakistan	1992-2007	120	200	22	8830	329	49.6	25	46	15
ML Hayden	Australia	1994-2009	103	184	14	8625	380	50.73	30	29	14
IVA Richards	West Indies	1974-1991	121	182	12	8540	291	50.23	24	45	10
AJ Stewart	England	1990-2003	133	235	21	8463	190	39.54	15	45	14
DI Gower	England	1978-1992	117	204	18	8231	215	44.25	18	39	7
G Boycott	England	1964-1982	108	193	23	8114	246*	47.72	22	42	10
GS Sobers	West Indies	1954-1974	93	160	21	8032	365*	57.78	26	30	12
ME Waugh	Australia	1991-2002	128	209	17	8029	153*	41.81	20	47	19
KC Sangakkara	Sri Lanka	2000-2010	91	151	11	7988	287	57.05	23	33	4
MA Atherton	England	1989-2001	115	212	7	7728	185*	37.69	16	46	20
JL Langer	Australia	1993-2007	105	182	12	7696	250	45.27	23	30	11
MC Cowdrey	England	1954-1975	114	188	15	7624	182	44.06	22	38	9
CG Greenidge	West Indies	1974-1991	108	185	16	7558	226	44.72	19	34	11
MA Taylor	Australia	1989-1999	104	186	13	7525	334*	43.49	19	40	5
CH Lloyd	West Indies	1966-1985	110	175	14	7515	242*	46.67	19	39	4
DL Haynes	West Indies	1978-1994	116	202	25	7487	184	42.29	18	39	10
Mohammad Yousuf	Pakistan	1998-2010	88	152	12	7431	223	53.07	24	32	10
DC Boon	Australia	1984-1996	107	190	20	7422	200	43.65	21	32	16
G Kirsten	South Africa	1993-2004	101	176	15	7289	275	45.27	21	34	13
VVS Laxman	India	1996-2010	113	184	28	7256	281	46.51	15	44	12
WR Hammond	England	1927-1947	85	140	16	7249	336*	58.45	22	24	4
SC Ganguly	India	1996-2008	113	188	17	7212	239	42.17	16	35	13
SP Fleming	New Zealand	1994-2008	111	189	10	7172	274*	40.06	9	46	16
GC Smith	South Africa	2002-2010	86	151	9	7170	277	50.49	21	28	10
GS Chappell	Australia	1970-1984	87	151	19	7110	247*	53.86	24	31	12
V Sehwag	India	2001-2010	79	134	6	7027	319	54.89	20	23