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The Unsung Hero

The Karnataka batsman became only the seventh Indian to complete 5,000 runs in Test cricket. He is also the 12th fastest to reach the coveted figure.

Least matches to 5000 runs
Player M Inn
DG Bradman (Aus) 36 56
SM Gavaskar (Ind) 52 95
JB Hobbs (Eng) 55 91
L Hutton (Eng) 55 98
GStA Sobers (WI) 56 95
WR Hammond (Eng) 59 97
GS Chappell (Aus) 60 106
KF Barrington (Eng) 61 97
RN Harvey (Aus) 61 105
RB Kanhai (WI) 61 107
BC Lara (WI) 61 104
RS Dravid (Ind) 63 108

Statistics: Mohandas Menon

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