Rahul Dravid on Thursday became the third Indian batsman and the 24th in the world to complete 7000 Test runs during home team's second innings on the third day of the fourth and final Test against Australia.
Playing in his 82nd match, the 31-year-old Bangalore stalwart needed five runs to reach the milestone when he replaced Sachin Tendulkar at the crease.
He reached the record in style, glancing Glenn McGrath off the second ball after lunch (he was not out at 3 at the interval) for a four to stand just ahead of Sir Donald Bradman of Australia (6996 runs) in the Test run-getters' list.
Only two other Indians - Sunil Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar - have crossed the 7000-run mark in Tests.
Earlier in the match, Dravid also became the leading catcher from the country other than a wicketkeeper. His tally, at the end of the Australian first innings, stood at 109, one better than Gavaskar's previous record aggregate of 108 catches in 125 Tests.