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Steve Smith Becomes Second-Fastest Australian To Score 10,000 Test Runs

Smith Achieves 10,000 Test Runs Milestone, Second-Fastest Australian

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29 Jan 2025, 7:23 am

The legendary Australian batter Steve Smith has completed his 10,000 runs in Test cricket on the tour of Sri Lanka in Galle on Wednesday. He etched his name in the fifth spot of players scoring the fastest 10,000 runs in 205 innings. Among the Australian players, former skipper Ricky Ponting achieved this milestone in only 196 innings. No player has scored this many runs in Test cricket like Smith in his prime. In the start of his career, he played at No. 6-9 and made it to the middle order in 2013 against India. He played his first innings at No. 5 in Mohali, scoring 185 runs off 92 balls.

PLAYERS TO SCORE FASTEST 10,000 RUNS

Sachin Tendulkar - 195 innings

Brian Lara - 195 innings

Kumar Sangakkara - 195 innings

Ricky Ponting - 196 innings

Steve Smith - 205 innings

Rahul Dravid - 206 innings

STEVE SMITH TEST CAREER

Steve Smith smashes century in Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25Image Source - Social Media

Smith has played a total of 115 matches, scoring 10,001 runs at an average of 55.87, smashing 41 half-centuries and 34 centuries. He has also hit four double hundreds in his Test career.

Smith failed to achieve this milestone in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 and was just a single run away from this achievement. He came to bat with Australia's scoreboard at 135/2 in 30 overs, and it took him just a single run to achieve this milestone.

In Test cricket, there are only a few players who have an average of more than 55. The big names in this list are Kumar Sangakkara (57.40), Jacques Kallis (55.37), and Steve Smith.

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