Tendulkar crossed the big milestone and added one more world record to his name. He made every Indian proud by surpassing Brain Lara's 11953 runs in Test Cricket History.
The fans of Sachin were rocking the stadium with continuous fireworks which even stopped the play for a while.
Earlier, Gavaskar was holding the record for highest run scorer which was taken over by Allan Border. He was surpassed by the West Indian legend Brain Lara.
Incidentally Brain Lara overtook Allan Border against Australia in 2005. Sachin overtook Lara against Australia in India in 2008.
He has achieved this milestone in the first ball after tea bowled by Siddle. It was 52nd over of the innings and he needed two runs. The ball was glided to third man and he picked three runs. When he completed the 2nd run, he pumped his fists in the air.
He got a rousing standing ovation from the crowd and also from the rival Australian camp. All the Australian players rushed to congratulate him and it was a good and happy scene to watch!
He starte the innings with 15 runs needed to cross this milestone and did in the 23rd ball he faced.
Congratulations Tendulkar! You made every Indian proud today! Keep going!
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