Virat's next assignment is the five-match Test series against England and the 35-year-old is expected to score 9000 runs in his Test career.
The opening Test of the five-Test series between India and England begins on January 25 in Hyderabad.
Virat, who is the fourth highest run-getter for India in Tests, has so far scored 8848 runs in 113 Tests and needs 152 to reach the milestone. If he manages to score 152 or more runs, he will still remain fourth in the list of Indian batsmen with the most run-getters. He has 29 fifties and 30 centuries behind him.
Tendulkar tops the list with 15921 runs in 200 Tests, an average of 53.78.
Indian batting legend Rahul Dravid, currently the head coach of the Indian cricket team, is second in the list. Dravid has 13265 runs in 163 Tests at an average of 52.63.
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Batting great Sunil Gavaskar is third on the list with 10122 runs in 125 Tests and an average of 51.12.
England drew 2-2 at home against India in their previous series.
However, hosts India, unbeaten in a Test series since their 2-1 defeat to England in the 2012-2013 season, remain formidable opponents.
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