Sachin Tendulkar on Wednesday overtook Brian Lara to become the highest run-getter in Tests overseas. The following is the list of batsmen with 5000 or more runs in away Tests:

(Read as matches, runs and averages)

S. Tendulkar: 75, 5737, 54.64

B. Lara: 66, 5736, 47.80

A. Border: 70, 5431, 56.57

V. Richards: 73, 5404, 50.50

R. Dravid: 60, 5366, 62.39

S. Waugh: 79, 5217, 55.50

S. Gavaskar: 60, 5055, 52.11

INDIA’S HIGHEST INNINGS TOTALS IN SA

414 — Cape Town, 2006 (match still on)

410 — Johannesburg, 1997 (drawn)

379 — Bloemfontein, 2001 (lost)

359 — Cape Town, 1996 (lost)

277 — Durban, 1992 (drawn)

276 — Cape Town, 1992 (drawn)

INDIA’S HIGHEST TEAM TOTALS vs SA

466 — Kanpur, 2004 (drawn)

414 — Cape Town, 2006 (match still on)

411 — Calcutta, 2004 (won)

410 — Johannesburg, 1997 (drawn)

400/7 — Kanpur, 1996 (won)

379 — Bloemfontein, 2001 (lost)

359 — Cape Town, 1996 (lost)

YOUNGEST TO REACH 4000 RUNS

(Read as players, age, season)

S. Tendulkar: 24 years 224 days (1997)

G. Smith: 25 years 336 days (2007)

R. Sarwan: 25 years 345 days (2006)

J. Miandad: 26 years 96 days (1983)

C. Gayle: 26 years 274 days (2006)

Compiled by Mohandas Menon