GALLE: Australia’s stand-in captain Steve Smith achieved the 10,000 runs milestone during the 1st Test against Sri Lanka at Galle International Stadium on Wednesday.
The Aussie run-machine joined Australian legends Ricky Ponting, Steve Waugh and Allan Border in an elite club of 10,000 runs in Test cricket. He also became the 15th player in Test cricket to achieve this milestone.
The 35-year-old reached this milestone on the second ball of the 30th over when he flicked the ball to mid-on’s right and took off for a single. He raised the bat to acknowledge the applause. The right-hander also became the Fifth fastest by innings to get to 10,000 Test runs.
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- 195 innings – Brian Lara
- 195 innings – Sachin Tendulkar
- 195 innings – Kumar Sangakkara
- 196 innings – Ricky Ponting
- 205 innings – Steve Smith
He missed his fairytale moment in front of his home crowd at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) against India in the recently concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy when he was dismissed with his career tally of 9,999 runs.
The stand-in skipper has an impressive average of 55.86 across 114 prior Tests, including 34 centuries since his 2010 debut.
Smith who is also known as the “modern-day Bradman” is part of a famous quartet of new-era batsmen including India’s Virat Kohli, New Zealand’s Kane Williamson and England’s Joe Root.
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