AN Cook of England went past SM Gavaskar’s run aggregate as an opening batsman in tests. He surpassed SM Gavaskar’s run aggregate of 9607 when he was on 58 during his knock of 81 in the first innings of the ongoing Lord’s test between England and Pakistan. At the end of England’s innings, AN Cook’s runs aggregate read 9630. The following table shows the performance of these two openers in tests against each opposition they played

Career summary of SM Gavaskar
Opponents	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	0
v Australia	1977-1986	20	31	1	1550	172	51.66	8	4	2
v England	1971-1986	37	66	1	2483	221	38.20	4	16	3
v New Zealand	1976-1981	9	16	1	651	119	43.40	2	3	0
v Pakistan	1978-1987	24	40	4	2074	166	57.61	5	12	1
v Sri Lanka	1982-1987	3	3	0	336	176	112.00	2	0	0
v West Indies	1971-1983	26	47	5	2513	220	59.83	12	7	5
Total	1971-1987	119	203	12	9607	221	50.29	33	42	11
Career summary of AN Cook
Opponents	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	0
v Australia	2006-2015	30	55	1	2117	235*	39.20	4	11	3
v Bangladesh	2010-2010	4	7	1	401	173	66.83	2	0	0
v India	2006-2014	20	35	3	1735	294	54.21	5	7	0
v New Zealand	2008-2015	13	23	0	1024	162	44.52	3	4	0
v Pakistan	2010-2016	11	19	0	857	263	45.10	2	4	0
v South Africa	2008-2016	15	28	0	995	118	35.53	2	7	2
v Sri Lanka	2007-2016	13	22	2	1066	133	53.30	3	6	2
v West Indies	2007-2015	17	30	5	1435	160	57.40	5	8	1
Total	2006-2016	123	219	12	9630	294	46.52	26	47	8