Sangakkara Scores 10,000 Test Runs

Prolific Sri Lankan batsman Kumar Sangakkara scored his 10,000th Test run on Dec. 26, 2012 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Sangakkara averages more than 55 runs in a career spanning 115 tests. He reached the 10,000 mark in 195 innings, equaling the record previously shared by Brian Lara and Sachin Tendulkar. Tendulkar tops the test run scorers list with 15,645.

The only other Sri Lankan to have made more than 10,000 test runs is current skipper Mahela Jayawardene.