Steve Smith has done it! The Australian maestro has joined the elite club of cricketers with 10,000 Test runs to his name. He is now the fourth Australian and the 15th player overall to reach this remarkable milestone.
Steve Smith has accomplished one of cricket’s greatest milestones by reaching 10,000 Test runs during the final day of the SCG Test against India. Requiring just one run to achieve the landmark, Smith reached the mark on his very first delivery, stepping forward and driving a single to mid-on on the opening day of Australia’s first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle.
List of cricketers scored 10,000 runs in Test format
Smith has joined Ricky Ponting, Allan Border, and Steve Waugh as the Australian cricketers who have scored 10,000 runs in red-ball cricket. Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for the most runs in Test cricket, having scored 15,921 runs in 200 matches.
| Player | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS | Ave | SR | 100 | 50 |
| SR Tendulkar (IND) | 200 | 329 | 15921 | 248* | 53.78 | 54.04 | 51 | 68 |
| RT Ponting (AUS) | 168 | 287 | 13378 | 257 | 51.85 | 58.72 | 41 | 62 |
| JH Kallis (ICC/SA) | 166 | 280 | 13289 | 224 | 55.37 | 45.97 | 45 | 58 |
| R Dravid (ICC/IND) | 164 | 286 | 13288 | 270 | 52.31 | 42.51 | 36 | 63 |
| JE Root (ENG) | 152 | 278 | 12972 | 262 | 50.87 | 57.47 | 36 | 65 |
| AN Cook (ENG) | 161 | 291 | 12472 | 294 | 45.35 | 46.95 | 33 | 57 |
| KC Sangakkara (SL) | 134 | 233 | 12400 | 319 | 57.4 | 54.19 | 38 | 52 |
| BC Lara (ICC/WI) | 131 | 232 | 11953 | 400* | 52.88 | 60.51 | 34 | 48 |
| S Chanderpaul (WI) | 164 | 280 | 11867 | 203* | 51.37 | 43.31 | 30 | 66 |
| DPMD Jayawardene (SL) | 149 | 252 | 11814 | 374 | 49.84 | 51.45 | 34 | 50 |
| AR Border (AUS) | 156 | 265 | 11174 | 205 | 50.56 | 41.09 | 27 | 63 |
| SR Waugh (AUS) | 168 | 260 | 10927 | 200 | 51.06 | 48.64 | 32 | 50 |
| SM Gavaskar (IND) | 125 | 214 | 10122 | 236* | 51.12 | 43.35 | 34 | 45 |
| Younis Khan (PAK) | 118 | 213 | 10099 | 313 | 52.05 | 52.12 | 34 | 33 |
| SPD Smith (AUS) | 115* | 205 | 10000 | 239 | 55.86 | 53.55 | 34 | 41 |
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