Seven batsmen have scored 10,000 Test runs. Ricky Ponting reached the milestone on the first day of Australia's second Test against West Indies in Antigua on Friday.
The 10,000 runs club:
Brian Lara (West Indies), 131 Ttests, 11,953 runs
Sachin Tendulkar (India), 147 Tests, 11,782 runs
Allan Border (Australia), 156 Tests, 11,174 runs
Steve Waugh (Australia), 168 Tests, 10,927 runs
Sunil Gavaskar (India), 125 Tests, 10,122 runs
Rahul Dravid (India), 122 Tests, 10,098 runs
Ricky Ponting (Australia), 118 Tests, 10,004 runs.