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: <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="75%" border="1"> <tbody> <tr> <td> Runs</td> <td> Tests</td> <td> Innings</td> <td> Vs</td> <td> Venue</td> <td> When</td></tr> <tr> <td> 1,000</td> <td> 19</td> <td> 30</td> <td> SA</td> <td> Johannesburg</td> <td> 26 Nov 1992</td></tr> <tr> <td> 2,000</td> <td> 32</td> <td> 44</td> <td> NZ</td> <td> Hamilton</td> <td> 19 Mar 1994</td></tr> <tr> <td> 3,000</td> <td> 45</td> <td> 67</td> <td> SA</td> <td> Kanpur</td> <td> 8 Decu00a0 1996</td></tr> <tr> <td> 4,000</td> <td> 58</td> <td> 86</td> <td> SL</td> <td> Mumbai</td> <td> 03 Dec 1997</td></tr> <tr> <td> 5,000</td> <td> 67</td> <td> 103</td> <td> PAK</td> <td> Kolkata</td> <td> 16 Feb 1999</td></tr> <tr> <td> 6,000</td> <td> 76</td> <td> 120</td> <td> SA</td> <td> Bangalore</td> <td> 02 Mar 2000</td></tr> <tr> <td> 7,000</td> <td> 85</td> <td> 136</td> <td> SA</td> <td> Bloemfontein</td> <td> 03 Nov 2001</td></tr> <tr> <td> 8,000</td> <td> 96</td> <td> 154</td> <td> WI</td> <td> Kingston</td> <td> 18 May 2002</td></tr> <tr> <td> 9,000</td> <td> 111</td> <td> 179</td> <td> Aus</td> <td> Sydney</td> <td> 02 Jan 2004</td></tr> <tr> <td> 10,000</td> <td> 122</td> <td> 195</td> <td> PAK</td> <td> Kolkata</td> <td> 16 Mar 2005</td></tr> <tr> <td> 11,000</td> <td> 139</td> <td> 223</td> <td> ENG</td> <td> Nottingham</td> <td> 27 Jul 2007</td></tr> <tr> <td> 12,000</td> <td> 152</td> <td> 247</td> <td> Aus</td> <td> Mohaliu00a0</td> <td> 17 Oct 2008</td></tr> <tr> <td> 13,000</td> <td> 163</td> <td> 266</td> <td> Ban</td> <td> Chittagong</td> <td> 17 Jan 2010</td></tr> <tr> <td> 14,000</td> <td> 171</td> <td> 279</td> <td> Aus</td> <td> Bangalore</td> <td> 09 Oct 2010</td></tr> <tr> <td> 15,000</td> <td> 182</td> <td> 300</td> <td> WI</td> <td> Delhi</td> <td> 08 Nov 2011</td></tr></tbody></table> Smart Stats *u00a0Sachin needs 67 more runs to get his 100th international century. * WI chased down the same target (276) at the same venue in November 1987.

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.

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