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Tendulkar breaks Lara's Test run record

AFP, New Delhi
Sachin Tendulkar of India overtook retired West Indian captain Brian Lara yesterday to become Test cricket's highest run - getter.
Tendulkar, 35, crossed Lara's tally of 11,953 runs from 131 Tests when he passed 15 on the first day of the second Test against Australia at the Punjab Cricket Association ground here.
He made 88 hi fore being caught in the slips m debutant pace bowler Peter Siddle with the second new ball, returning to the pavilion with 12,027 runs against his name.
"I am very happy to have made
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these runs," Tendulkar said at a post-match press conference.
"The 12,000 runs are in fact a reflection of my contribution to Indian cricket over the 19yearsthatl have played for the country.
"It has been a fantastic journey. It's not only about success but the ups and downs as well. But 1 have been able to overcome the obstacles and turn the stones thrown at me into milestones," he said.
"I have never played to prove anything to anybody, whether in my first year as a cricketer or now in my 19th."
Tendulkar, a veteran of 152 Tests, is already the world's top scorer in one-day internationals (16,361 runs), and has more Test (39) and one-day (42) centuries than any other batsman.
I Ie is also the most senior active
cricketer, having made his Test debut as a 16-year-oldon November 15,1989 against Pakistan in Karachi.
"I have never played for records. But as your career progresses, subconsciously the mind starts thinking. Sometimes I don't even know how many runs I need to break a record.
"My teammates also don't believe me when 1 say this. It is only after 1 swear that they believe me."
Tendulkar said he would continue to play as long as he enjoyed batting.
"I think I am going to continue as I am feeling good about my game. Many things have been said but again these are only opinions.
"When I started out as a 16-ycar-old, 1 had no targets. I just wanted to enjoy my game. No one told me then to continue playing. So I don't need anyone now to tell me whether I
should stop playing orcontinue."
Tendulkar, who received warm applause from some 15,000 home fans when he walked in to bat at the fall of Rahul Dravid's wicket, said he tried not to think too much about the record.
"I was quite focused and not under too much pressure. My mind was on the ball and not on the record. But once it happened, I was very happy. This is not just my record but a record for the whole country."
He was on four at the non-striker's end when Australia dismissed Gautam Gambhir and Venkatsai Laxmqn in quick succession.
As Ganguly took time to settle down, Tendulkar was stuck on 13 when the tea break was called with Indiaon 174-4.
He reached the landmark off the first ball after resumption, gliding
Siddle for three runs to third man and raised his bat to acknowledge the wild cheers from the crowd and teammates.
Australian captain Ricky Ponting shook hands with a visibly relieved Tendulkar, as did die other fielders.
Tendulkar, who looked skywards twice after breaking the record, said the first time he wanted to thank God and the second time his late father.
“My father would have been proud of me if he was alive. In fact, 1 dedicate diis record to my family which has stood by me and supported me in my difficult times," he said.
Tendulkar, who received a silver plaque from Indian cricket board president Shashank Manohar after the day's play, also cut a cake with teammates to celebrate his record as well as captain Anil Kumble's birthday.