Sachin completes 30K runs - Master Blaster Sachin Tendulka- Navbharat Times Photodhamal

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Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar became the first batsman to complete 30,000 international runs when he scored his 35th run in the 2nd innings against Sri Lanka on Day 5 of the first Test series.

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Sachin has 12812* in Tests, 17178 in One-Day Internationals and just 10 in Twenty20 Internationals. He had crossed the 17,000-ODI run mark in the last series against Australia.

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Tendulkar, who completed 20 years in international cricket on Sunday (November 15), needed 35 runs to reach the landmark at the start of India's second innings in the Ahmedabad Test against Sri Lanka.

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India were waging a grim battle to survive the first cricket Test after Sri Lanka went on a record-breaking batting spree. The Indian team trailed by 78 runs with seven wickets in hand at lunch-time.

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