Tendulkar's journey to 15,000 Test runs

Turning up for his 300th innings in Test cricket, Sachin Tendulkar became the first batsman in history to cross the 15,000-run mark during the third day of the first Test against West Indies yesterday. Here's a break-up of his passage to the milestone:

Runs	Tests	Innings	Vs	Venue	When
1,000	19	30	SA	Johannesburg	26 Nov 1992
2,000	32	44	NZ	Hamilton	19 Mar 1994
3,000	45	67	SA	Kanpur	8 Dec 1996
4,000	58	86	SL	Mumbai	03 Dec 1997
5,000	67	103	PAK	Kolkata	16 Feb 1999
6,000	76	120	SA	Bangalore	02 Mar 2000
7,000	85	136	SA	Bloemfontein	03 Nov 2001
8,000	96	154	WI	Kingston	18 May 2002
9,000	111	179	Aus	Sydney	02 Jan 2004
10,000	122	195	PAK	Kolkata	16 Mar 2005
11,000	139	223	ENG	Nottingham	27 Jul 2007
12,000	152	247	Aus	Mohali	17 Oct 2008
13,000	163	266	Ban	Chittagong	17 Jan 2010
14,000	171	279	Aus	Bangalore	09 Oct 2010
15,000	182	300	WI	Delhi	08 Nov 2011