Rahul is fourth top run-getter

Kanpur, Nov. 25: Former India captain Rahul Dravid’s magnificent hundred in the ongoing second cricket Test against Sri Lanka on Wednesday made him the fourth highest run getter in the longest format of the game.

Dravid went past Australian great Allan Border’s 11,174 to add another feather in his already well-adorned cap. Dravid is now behind compatriot Sachin Tendulkar (12,917), West Indies former captain Brian Lara (11,953) and Australian skipper Ricky Ponting (11,345) in the all-time list. Dravid scored 144 off 226 balls that included 15 hits to the fence besides a six.

High five
1. Sachin Tendulkar (India) 12,917
2. Brian Lara (West Indies) 11,953
3. Ricky Ponting (Australia) 11,345
4. Rahul Dravid (India) 11,182
5. Allan Border (Australia) 11,174

Scoreboard

aIndia
(1st innings, overnight 417/2)
Gautam Gambhir c&b Muttiah Muralitharan 167, Virender Sehwag c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Muttiah Muralitharan 131, Rahul Dravid run out 144, Sachin Tendulkar c Thilan Samaraweera b Ajantha Mendis 40, V.V.S. Laxman c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Rangana Herath 63, Yuvraj Singh c Kumar Sangakkara b Ajantha Mendis 67, Mahendra Singh Dhoni b Rangana Herath 4, Harbhajan Singh b Rangana Herath 5, Zaheer Khan c Mahela Jayawardene b Rangana Herath1, Shanthakumaran Sreesanth lbw b Rangana Herath 0, Pragyan Ojha not out 1.
Extras (b4, lb11, nb4) 19
Total (in 154 overs) 642
FoW: 1-233, 2-370, 3-464, 4-511, 5-613, 6-619, 7-639, 8-641, 9-641.
Bowling: Chanaka Welegedara 26-4-103-0, Angelo Mathews 17-2-49-0, Rangana Herath 33-2-121-5, Ajantha Mendis 38-3-162-2, Muttiah Muralitharan 37-0-175-2, Tillakaratne Dilshan 3-0-17-0

Sri Lanka
(1st innings)
Tillakaratne Dilshan c Pragyan Ojha b Zaheer Khan 0, Tharanga Paranavitana batting 30, Kumar Sangakkara batting 30.
Extras (b4, lb1, nb1) 6
Total (1 wicket, 24 overs) 66
FoW: 1-0.
Bowling: Zaheer Khan 7-3-14-1, Shanthakumaran Sreesanth 6-0-29-0, Harbhajan Singh 7-3-9-0, Pragyan Ojha 4-2-9-0.