Sachin Tendulkar added yet another feather to his cap by becoming the third Indian to complete 18,000 runs in first class cricket during his innings of 159* against Bangaldesh on Saturday.
Sunil Gavaskar and Vijay Hazare are the only two other batsmen to have done so for India. Tendulkar's , however, is the quickest in terms of innings. Also his average is the highest among top-10 Indian batsmen.
Tendulkar in first-class cricket| Type | Mts | Inns | NO | Runs | Hs | Ave. | 100 | 50 | 0 |
| Test matches | 119 | 192 | 21 | 9754 | 241* | 57.04 | 34 | 38 | 12 |
| Ranji Trophy | 30 | 45 | 6 | 3591 | 233* | 92.07 | 14 | 17 | 0 |
| Duleep Trophy | 7 | 10 | 0 | 600 | 199 | 60.00 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Irani Trophy | 3 | 5 | 1 | 299 | 103* | 74.75 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| English County Cricket | 16 | 25 | 2 | 1070 | 100 | 46.52 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| FC matches on tour | 34 | 49 | 5 | 2393 | 169 | 54.38 | 4 | 17 | 1 |
| Other FC matches | 5 | 7 | 1 | 446 | 204* | 74.33 | 1 | 2 | - |
| TOTAL | 214 | 333 | 36 | 18153 | 241* | 61.12 | 58 | 84 | 14 |
Indians with most runs in first-class cricket
| Batsman | Mts | Inns | NO | Runs | Hs | Ave. | 100 | 50 |
| SM Gavaskar | 348 | 563 | 61 | 25834 | 340 | 51.46 | 81 | 105 |
| VS Hazare | 238 | 367 | 46 | 18740 | 316* | 58.38 | 60 | 73 |
| SR Tendulkar | 214 | 333 | 36 | 18153 | 241* | 61.12 | 58 | 84 |
| GR Viswanath | 308 | 486 | 47 | 17970 | 247 | 40.93 | 44 | 89 |
| DB Vengsarkar | 260 | 390 | 52 | 17868 | 284 | 52.86 | 55 | 87 |
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