Top 10 batters who can breach the 10,000-run mark in Test cricket

Test cricket is considered as one of the toughest formats in the cricketing arena. A batter needs to have grit and determination to be successful in the longest format of the game. Several batters in the cricketing arena have batted exceedingly well in the Test format and have managed to cross the 10,000-run mark.

Indian batter Sunil Gavaskar was the first batter to cross the mark in 1987 and several other legends of the game have managed to achieve the feat including Younis Khan, Sachin Tendulkar, and Rahul Dravid, among others. Former England skipper Joe Root was the latest player to enter the list. On that note, let us take a look at the top 10 players who might breach the 10,000-run mark in the Test format:

10. Cheteshwar Pujara (India)

One of the finest batters in the Test format, Cheteshwar Pujara is one of the prominent candidates to cross the 10,000-run mark in the Test arena. The right-handed batter has not represented India in the limited-over formats for a very long time and he only focuses on the red-ball format.

Talking about his numbers in the Test cricket, the right-handed batter has already amassed 7052 runs in 100 matches and still has a lot of cricket left in him. Pujara plays at an average of almost 44 and has stroked 34 fifties and 19 centuries in the Test format.

Over the years, Pujara has played several memorable knocks for Team India. The right-handed batter made his debut back in 2010 against Australia and since then he has remained a prominent member of India’s Test team. Pujara will want to cross the 10,000-run mark before retiring from the Test format.