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Dravid 5,000-up in Tests

Rahul DravidWhen he reached 30 in India's first innings in the third Test against England, Rahul Dravid completed 5,000 runs in Test cricket.

The Karnataka batsman, in the process, became only the seventh Indian to reach the coveted mark. The others in the elite list are Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar, Dilip Vengsarkar, Mohammad Azharuddin, G R Vishwanath and Kapil Dev.

Later, he went on to reach his 12th century in India's first innings total of 223/2 in the 83rd over. He also became the second Indian after Sourav Ganguly to score back-to-back centuries in England.

A comparision between Dravid's and Sachin Tendulkar's path to the landmark.

Rahul Dravid's path to 5000 runs
Against M Inn NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 Ct St
Australia 10 18 - 694 180 38.56 1 4 1 15 -
England 7 11 1 546 115 54.60 1 4 - 8 -
New Zealand 5 10 1 560 190 62.22 3 - 1 7 -
Pakistan 3 6 - 162 53 27.00 - 1 - 5 -
South Africa 10 20 1 648 148 34.11 1 3 - 10 -
Sri Lanka 9 14 1 723 107 55.62 1 6 - 4 -
West Indies 10 15 3 764 144* 63.67 1 6 - 10 -
Zimbabwe 7 11 3 804 200* 100.50 3 3 - 17 -
Bangladesh 1 2 1 69 41* 69.00 - - - 1 -
Total 62 107 11 4970 - 51.77 11 27 2 77 -

Sachin Tendulkar's way to 5000 runs
Against M Inn NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 Ct St
Australia 9 16 2 824 177 58.86 4 1 1 7 -
England 9 14 2 975 177 81.25 4 4 - 9 -
New Zealand 9 13 3 456 113 45.60 1 3 1 5 -
Pakistan 7 12 - 395 136 32.92 1 2 2 1 -
South Africa 10 18 - 609 169 33.83 2 2 1 8 -
Sri Lanka 12 14 1 947 148 72.85 5 2 - 8 -
West Indies 8 12 1 691 179 62.82 1 5 - 10 -
Zimbabwe 3 4 - 103 62 25.75 - 1 1 - -
Total 67 103 9 5000 - 53.19 18 20 6 48 -
Tendulkar reached 5000 in the third Test vs Pakistan in Kolkata, 1998-99

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