Yousuf reaches 9000 runs in ODIs

Published April 12, 2008

Faisalabad, April 11: Mohammad Yousuf became only the second Pakistani cricketer and 12th in the world to reach 9,000 runs in One-day International in the second ODI against Bangladesh at Iqbal Stadium here on Friday.

Yousuf reached the landmark when he hit left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak to cover for a boundary to join the elite club.

Only former skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq has achieved the milestone for Pakistan, scoring 11739 runs in 378 matches.

Following is the lists of the cricketers who have scored 9,000 runs in ODIs.

Sachin Tendulkar (India) 417 matches, 16361 runs.

Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) 411 matches, 12310 runs.

Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pakistan) 378 matches, 11739 runs.

Sourav Ganguly (India) 311 matches, 11363 runs.

Ricky Ponting (Australia) 298 matches, 11026 runs.

Rahul Dravid (India) 333 matches, 10585 runs.

Brian Lara (West Indies) 299 matches, 10405 runs.

Adam Gilchrist (Australia) 287 matches, 9619 runs.

Jacques Kallis (South Africa) 274 matches, 9541 runs.

Azharuddin (India) 334 matches, 9378 runs.

Aravinda de Silva (Sri Lanka) 308 matches, 9284 runs.

Mohammad Yousuf (Pakistan) 258 matches, 9013 runs.

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