10 players who have scored 10000 or more runs in Test cricket

#10 Allan Border

Allan Border is credited with inspiring Australia's rise to dominance during the 90s.

One of the 55 inaugural inductees of the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame, Allan Border was someone who earned more fame as a captain heralding Australia's dominance in the sport that was later carried on by the likes of Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting.

He led an Australian side which few gave any chance of success to the 1987 World Cup and also oversaw Ashes supremacy over England during his reign as skipper.

It doesn't, however, take away the fact that he was a class act with the bat as well as the statistics suggest. He was the first person in the history of the game to score 10000 Test runs and was the highest run getter in the Test format for nearly a decade before Brian Lara overtook him.

The brilliance of Border's craftsmanship can be evaluated by his numbers from his first overseas tour when he scored 521 runs against India, including a majestic hundred at Chennai, where he countered the spin threat with ease.

The fact that he played 153 Test matches on the trot after being dropped early on in his career speaks volumes about his abilities with the bat.

Border virtually led a one-man-army for Australia during the Kerry Packer player exodus as well as following the retirements of legends such as Greg Chappell, Rod Marsh, and Dennis Lillee as he led a young side with courage without allowing the responsibility affecting his shoulders.

Border achieved the landmark of 10000 runs in his 136th Test match and retired with 11174 runs against his name.