Tendulkar breaks Lara's record
Sachin Tendulkar Friday became the highest run-getter in Tests when he reached 15 in the first innings of the Mohali Test.
The crowds at the Punjab Cricket Association stadium were gripped with euphoria as he brought up the record. The Indian dressing room were on their feet and the Australians congratulated the Master Blaster.Tendulkar surpassed former West Indies skipper Brian Lara's record of 11,953 runs to establish his fourth world record in a glittering career.
The 35-year-old is already the world's top-scorer in one-day internationals (16,361) and has the most centuries in Test matches (39) and one-dayers (42).
The master batsman came close to surpassing Lara's milestone in the second innings of the drawn first Test in Bangalore where his gritty 49 helped steer the hosts to a draw.
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