Even As Alastair Cook Eyes Sachin Tendulkar's Record, He Concedes That He Doesn't Even Come Close To The Batting Genius

Alastair Cook is the closest to surpassing Sachin Tendulkar's record for most runs in Tests among the current lot of players.

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After his innings of 85 yesterday, Cook now has 10,127 runs. Sachin's tally is 15,921.

However, the England skipper has his feet firmly on the ground. He admits that he is nowhere in comparison with the legend.

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The 31-year-old believes he has a long way to go before he came close to Sachin's record.

Cook became the first English player to score 10,000 runs and also the youngest to achieve the feat in Tests. In doing so he beat Sachin by 5 months in terms of age.

The opener has 28 Test tons while Sachin amassed 51 from 1989 to 2013.

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So whether or not Cook gets close or breaks the record or not, the man himself is not thinking about it too much. He is just enjoying the game and doing what he does best, scoring runs for England.