Rahul Dravid became sixth Indian and 34th batsman in Test history to complete 6000 runs when his score reached 29 on the second day of Adelaide Test.
By taking 73 Tests for his 6000 runs, Dravid became second fastest among Indians to reach this landmark.
Sunil Gavaskar had taken 67 Tests (and 117 innings) to complete his 6000 runs. Sachin Tendulkar took 76 Tests (and 120 innings) to accomplish this feat.
Dravid is now the sixth joint fastest in Test history to complete 6000 runs in terms of Tests.
Fastest to complete 6000 runs in Test cricket
| Batsman | For | M | Inns | NO | Ave | HS | 100s | 0s | Tst | Vs | Series |
| DG Bradman | Aus | 45 | 68 | 7 | 98.36 | 334 | 24 | 5 | 3rd | Ind | 1947-48 |
| SM Gavaskar | Ind | 65 | 117 | 9 | 55.56 | 221 | 23 | 7 | 2nd | Aus | 1980-81 |
| GStA Sobers | WI | 65 | 111 | 16 | 63.16 | 365* | 19 | 5 | 5th | Eng | 1967-68 |
| L Hutton | Eng | 66 | 116 | 15 | 59.41 | 364 | 17 | 4 | 1st | WI | 1953-54 |
| WR Hammond | Eng | 70 | 114 | 14 | 60.00 | 336* | 18 | 4 | 1st | SA | 1938-39 |
| KF Barrington | Eng | 72 | 116 | 13 | 58.25 | 256 | 16 | 3 | 1st | Pak | 1967 |
| GS Chappell | Aus | 73 | 129 | 16 | 53.10 | 247* | 19 | 11 | 3rd | WI | 1981-82 |
| BC Lara | WI | 73 | 126 | 5 | 49.59 | 375 | 15 | 7 | 3rd | Aus | 2000-01 |
| R Dravid | Ind | 73 | 125 | 15 | 56.09 | 222 | 16 | 2 | 2nd | Aus | 2003-04 |
| RB Kanhai | WI | 74 | 130 | 6 | 48.39 | 256 | 14 | 7 | 3rd | Eng | 1973 |
| SR Tendulkar | Ind | 76 | 120 | 13 | 56.07 | 217 | 22 | 7 | 2nd | SA | 1999-00 |
| RN Harvey | Aus | 78 | 134 | 11 | 48.78 | 205 | 20 | 7 | 4th | Eng | 1962-63 |
| AR Border | Aus | 80 | 140 | 24 | 51.72 | 196 | 16 | 4 | 2nd | NZ | 1985-86 |
Fastest Indians to complete 6000 runs
| Batsman | For | M | Inns | NO | Ave | HS | 100s | 0s | Tst | Vs | Series |
| SM Gavaskar | Ind | 65 | 117 | 9 | 55.56 | 221 | 23 | 7 | 2nd | Aus | 1980-81 |
| R Dravid | Ind | 73 | 125 | 15 | 56.09 | 222 | 16 | 2 | 2nd | Aus | 2003-04 |
| SR Tendulkar | Ind | 76 | 120 | 13 | 56.07 | 217 | 22 | 7 | 2nd | SA | 1999-00 |
| GR Viswanath | Ind | 88 | 151 | 11 | 42.86 | 222 | 14 | 9 | 3rd | Pak | 1982-83 |
| DB Vengsarkar | Ind | 96 | 155 | 21 | 44.78 | 166 | 15 | 12 | 1st | WI | 1987-88 |
| M Azharuddin | Ind | 97 | 143 | 10 | 45.11 | 199 | 21 | 5 | 3rd | Pak | 1998-99 |
Leading run-scorers for India
| Runs | Player | M | Inn | NO | HS | Ave | 100s | 50s | 0s | 90s |
| 10122 | SM Gavaskar | 125 | 214 | 16 | 236* | 51.12 | 34 | 45 | 12 | 5 |
| 8882 | SR Tendulkar | 108 | 174 | 16 | 217 | 56.22 | 31 | 36 | 11 | 5 |
| 6868 | DB Vengsarkar | 116 | 185 | 22 | 166 | 42.13 | 17 | 35 | 15 | 4 |
| 6215 | M Azharuddin | 99 | 147 | 9 | 199 | 45.04 | 22 | 21 | 5 | 1 |
| 6170 | RS Dravid | 73 | 125 | 15 | 222 | 56.09 | 16 | 29 | 2 | 5 |
| 6080 | GR Viswanath | 91 | 155 | 10 | 222 | 41.93 | 14 | 35 | 10 | 3 |
| 5248 | N Kapil Dev | 131 | 184 | 15 | 163 | 31.05 | 8 | 27 | 16 | 2 |
Dravid's performance against each country
| Against | M | Inns | NO | Runs | Ave | HS | 100s | 50s | 0s | 90s | 50+ |
| Australia | 12 | 21 | 2 | 937 | 49.31 | 199* | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 2 | 1 | 69 | 69.00 | 41* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| England | 9 | 13 | 1 | 911 | 75.92 | 217 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 18 | 1 | 1004 | 59.06 | 222 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 6 | 0 | 162 | 27.00 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| South Africa | 10 | 20 | 1 | 648 | 34.11 | 148 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 14 | 1 | 723 | 55.62 | 107 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| West Indies | 13 | 20 | 5 | 912 | 60.80 | 144* | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 11 | 3 | 804 | 100.50 | 200* | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| TOTAL | 73 | 125 | 15 | 6170 | 56.09 | 222 | 16 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 44 |
| at home | 33 | 57 | 5 | 2662 | 51.19 | 222 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 19 |
| abroad | 40 | 68 | 10 | 3508 | 60.48 | 217 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 25 |
Mode of dismissals against each country
| Against | Inns | NO | B | C | CW | CF | C&B | HW | LBW | RO | St |
| Australia | 21 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| England | 13 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| New Zealand | 18 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| South Africa | 20 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | 14 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| West Indies | 20 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 125 | 15 | 21 | 67 | 29 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 1 |
Pattern of scoring against each country
| Against | Inns | NO | HS | 0s | 0- | 10- | 20- | 50- | 90- | 100- | 150- | 200- | 250- |
| Australia | 21 | 2 | 180 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 1 | 41* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| England | 13 | 1 | 217 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| New Zealand | 18 | 1 | 222 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Africa | 20 | 1 | 148 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | 14 | 1 | 107 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Indies | 20 | 5 | 144* | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 3 | 200* | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Performance at each batting position
| Order | Inns | NO | Runs | Ave | HS | 100s | 50s | 0s | 90s | 50+ |
| 1 | 7 | 0 | 104 | 14.86 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 92 | 11 | 4815 | 59.44 | 222 | 13 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 34 |
| 3 | 8 | 1 | 370 | 52.86 | 118 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 189 | 37.80 | 144* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 8 | 2 | 413 | 68.83 | 180 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | 279 | 69.75 | 95 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | dnb | dnb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | dnb | dnb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | dnb | dnb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | dnb | dnb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | dnb | dnb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Note: Dravid's run-aggregate at number three is the highest for India at this position
Performance in each year
| Year | M | Inns | NO | Runs | Ave | HS | 100s | 50s | 0s | 90s | 50+ |
| 1996 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 436 | 39.64 | 95 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1997 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 984 | 61.50 | 148 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 1998 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 413 | 45.89 | 118 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 1999 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 865 | 48.06 | 190 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2000 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 624 | 78.00 | 200* | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2001 | 13 | 23 | 3 | 935 | 46.75 | 180 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2002 | 16 | 26 | 3 | 1357 | 59.00 | 217 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2003 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 556 | 111.20 | 222 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Nemesis
| Dismissals | Bowler | For |
| 7 | SK Warne | Aus |
| 4 | M Muralitharan | SL |
| 4 | SM Pollock | SAf |
| 4 | PR Adams | SAf |
| 4 | MJ Hoggard | Eng |
| 3 | DL Vettori | NZ |
| 3 | FA Rose | WI |
| 3 | BM McMillan | SAf |
| 3 | Saqlain Mushtaq | Pak |
Note: All statistics updated upto December 14, 2003
