NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India’s Sachin Tendulkar added another record to his impressive collection when he became the first batsman to score 15,000 test runs yesterday in the first test against West Indies.
Playing his 182nd test, the 38-year-old pushed a Devendra Bishoo delivery to extra cover for a single to reach the milestone on day three at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium.
Tendulkar took off his helmet, raised the bat and looked skywards with a silent prayer that has been his characteristic celebration after notching up each of the major batting records dotting his illustrious two-decade career.
Tendulkar was on 33 not out at the close, pushing his test tally to 15,005 runs.
His batting partner Rahul Dravid, next to him in the highest test run-scorers list with 12,859 runs, came to congratulate him, as did the West Indian players.
The sparse crowd joined Tendulkar’s team mates in the dressing room to clap and congratulate the batting great.
