Steve Smith reached a landmark by scoring his 35th Test century and becoming the fourth Australian to surpass 10,000 Test runs. Former cricketer David Warner praised Smith's incredible determination and talent,

The 35-year-old, captaining the side in the absence of Pat Cummins, needed just one run in Galle to reach the milestone in Galle.

Steve Smith became the fourth Australian after Allan Border, Steve Smith and Ricky Ponting to reach 10000 Test runs in Test cricket. soil

Seasoned batter Steve Smith on Wednesday became the fourth Australian batter and 15th overall in the history of cricket to make 10,000 runs in Test cricket, reaching the milestone during the first Test against Sri Lanka at Galle.

Steve Smith entered the contest in Sydney just 38 runs short of the landmark, but was left stranded on 9,999 at the end of the series after being bowled by Prasidh Krishna in Australia's second inning

GALLE: Australia's Steve Smith on Wednesday joined a small group of batters to reach 10,000 Test runs during the first day of the opening Test against Sri Lanka at the Galle

Steven Smith joined the elite club of batters to complete 10,000 runs in Test cricket on Wednesday on the first day of the opening Test in Galle. Smith came to Sri Lanka on 9999 runs after just missing the landmark at his home venue,

Steve Smith etched his name into the history books by becoming just the fourth Australian to score 10,000 in Test cricket

Australia stand-in skipper Steve Smith completed 10,000 runs in the longest format of the game during the ongoing first Test against Sri Lanka at the Galle International Stadium on Wednesday. The right-hand batter became only the 15th player to achieve this landmark in Test cricket,

Skipper Steve Smith crossed a milestone 10,000 runs in Test cricket as Australia reached 145-2 at lunch on day one of the first match against Sri Lanka. He became the 15th batsman to 10,000 Test runs and only the fourth Australian to achieve the feat after Allan Border,

Australian batting great has added yet another feather to his illustrious cap, becoming the fifth-fastest batter in history to reach 10,000 Test runs. He achieved this milestone on the first day of Australia’s first Test against Sri Lanka at the Galle International Stadium,