Cook youngest to 12,000 Test runs, beats Tendulkar's record
England's Alastair Cook beat Sachin Tendulkar's record of being the youngest cricketer to reach 12,000 Test runs, achieving the milestone during the last Ashes match on Sunday. Cook beat Tendulkar by a margin of over two years. Tendulkar is still the youngest cricketer to reach the first six 1,000-run landmarks, while the 33-year-old Englishman is youngest to the next six.