Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara passes 10,000 Test runs

Sri Lanka batsman Kumar Sangakkara became the 11th cricketer to pass 10,000 Test runs in the last over before lunch in the second Test against Australia in Melbourne on Wednesday.

The 35-year-old Sangakkara punched an imperious cover drive for four off the bowling of Mitchell Johnson to bring up the milestone and draw a standing ovation from a bumper crowd at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.List of leading run-scorers in Tests

List of leading run-scorers in Tests

Sachin Tendulkar - 15645
Ricky Ponting - 13378
Rahul Dravid - 13288
Jacques Kallis -12980
Brian Lara -11953
Allan Border -11174
Steve Waugh -10927
Shivnarine Chanderpaul -10696
Mahela Jayawardene -10674
Sunil Gavaskar -10122
Kumar Sangakkara -10009