The third Ashes Test has brought an incredible stat to light, and it relates to none other than the milestone man Sachin Tendulkar, who is being chased by two of modern-day cricket's best Test batsmen - Michael Clarke and Alastair Cook.
If the present day is considered to be the halfway stage in the careers of the two Ashes captains, then they have scored half the Test runs and half the Test centuries that now-retired Tendulkar scored after playing 200 Tests for India.
Both England captain Cook and Australia skipper Clarke made their 100th Test appearance in the ongoing Perth Test of the return Ashes series this year. And check this out for a stat:
Alastair Cook: 100 Tests, 7955 runs, 25 hundreds Michael Clarke: 100 Tests, 7966 runs, 26 hundreds
Total: 200 Tests, 15921 runs, 51 hundreds
Not only are those added-up figures of Cook and Clarke in 100 Tests equal to Tendulkar's career stats but the two have racked up almost half of what Tendulkar did in 200 Tests.
Sachin Tendulkar: 200 Tests, 15921 runs, 51 hundreds.
Does that mean these two batsmen can break Tendulkar's record should they go on to play 200 Tests?
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