In Test cricket, Steven Smith has accomplished the remarkable milestone of 10,000 runs. On the first day of the first Test match against Sri Lanka in Galle, he scored this run, making him the fourth Australian to enter the exclusive club. It has been an incredible journey to reach 10,000 runs, with a 55.87 Test batting average.
Smith has ascended to the top remarkably rapidly; in just 115 Test appearances, he has reached the 10,000-run milestone, making him the second-fastest player to do so. After taking 20 Tests to raise his batting average above 40, he went on to post an average of 74.36 in his following 50 Tests, demonstrating his incredible peak performance.
Since his past seven games, the Australian batsman has been outstanding. He batted a fantastic Test at Galle, which was the 78th straight Test in which his batting average remained over 55. In actuality, it set a record for the most consecutive Test matches in which a batsman batted above 55. Smith’s ability to score effectively under pressure has earned him recognition for his outstanding performances in bilateral series, particularly the Ashes and the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. He tops the tally of hundreds with ten in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and has amassed twelve in the Ashes. Given that he averages 42.54 against 18 bowlers who have taken more than 50 wickets, his impact among the best bowlers is also noteworthy.