India vs Australia 2013: Michael Clarke goes past 7000 Test runs

Chennai: Feb 22, 2013 Australian captain Michael Clarke has become the 10th Australian to score 7000 Test runs. He achieved the milestone during the first innings of the first Test against India at Chennai.

Clarke took over the captaincy a couple of years ago and has been in brilliant form since. In fact, his returns during 2012 were outstanding as he had four scores of over 200 in the year.

Clarke achieved the milestone in the land where he made his debut make in 2004. He announced his arrival to Test cricket with a fantastic knock of 151.

	T	R	Ave
Ricky Ponting	168	13378	51.85
Allan Border	156	11174	50.56
Steve Waugh	168	10927	51.06
Matthew Hayden	103	8625	50.73
Mark Waugh	128	8029	41.81
Justin Langer	105	7696	45.27
Mark Taylor	104	7525	43.49
David Boon	107	7422	43.65
Greg Chappell	87	7110	53.86
Michael Clarke	90	7003*	52.65