Tendulkar youngest to reach 10,000 mark

On the first day of the second Test against Pakistan at Kolkata, India’s Sachin Tendulkar became only the fifth player to cross the 10,000 run mark in Test cricket. He achieved this milestone when he reached 27 during his innings of 52. It was the 194th innings of his 121st match. At the age of 31 years and 327 days he also became the youngest batsman to reach 10,000 run mark. Brian Lara was the previous youngest at the age of 35 years and 103 days. Tendulkar, who made his debut against Pakistan at Karachi in November 1989, took 15 years and 121 days to reach this milestone.