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Rahul Dravid joins an Elite Club
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Rahul Dravid - The third Indian to score 7,000 runs in Test cricket
Rahul Dravid became the third Indian and the sixth-fastest batsman in Test history to complete 7000 runs in Test cricket. He achieved this coveted milestone during the course of the Mumbai Test against Australia last week. Indians to have scored 7000 runs in Test cricket :
| Players | Tests | Inns | NO | Runs | Hs | Avg | 100 | 50 |
| Sunil Gavaskar | 125 | 214 | 16 | 10122 | 236* | 51.12 | 34 | 45 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 116 | 188 | 19 | 9540 | 241* | 56.45 | 33 | 38 |
| Rahul Dravid | 82 | 141 | 17 | 7022 | 270 | 56.63 | 17 | 33 |
The fastest to achieve the landmark of 7000 Test runs (in terms of innings)
| Players | Inns | Period |
| Walter Hammond ( Eng ) | 131 | From 1927-28 to 1946 |
| Sachin Tendulkar ( Ind ) | 136 | From 1989-90 to 2001-02 |
| Garfield Sobers ( WI ) | 138 | From 1953-54 to 1970-71 |
| Sunil Gavaskar ( Ind ) | 140 | From 1970-71 to 1982-83 |
| Vivian Richards ( WI ) | 140 | From 1974-75 to 1987-88 |
| Rahul Dravid ( Ind ) | 141 | From 1996 to 2004-05 |