Dravid surpassed Ponting, become second highest run scorer in Test
By Monitoring Desk
Updated Sunday, 24 July 2011 00:07:41 - IST (UTC +5:30)
The 38-year-old Dravid, who had 12,314 runs from 153 Tests at an average of 52.40 before coming into the match, surpassed Ponting who has scored 12,363 runs in 152 games.
Dravid achieved the milestone when he flicked Graeme Swannthrough midwicket for a boundary in the fourth ball of the 49th over.
The former India skipper, who interestingly made his Test debut against the same opponents at the same venue in 1996, has 32 hundreds and 60 fifties before this match.
Now two Indians are at the top of the most prolific Test batsmen's chart. Dravid's team-mate Sachin Tendulkar is the highest run scorer, having scored 14,692 runs in 177 Tests before this match.
Tags: Monitoring Desk England vs India, 1st Test - Lord\'s, England-India match, 2000th Test, Rahul Dravid, highest run scorer in test, sachin, ponting
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