Smith joined legends Ricky Ponting, Allan Border, and Steve Waugh in this elite club, achieving the milestone in just 205 innings \u2013 the fifth-fastest in Test history.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cNice to tick that off,\u201d Smith told official broadcaster Channel Seven at the stroke of lunch.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Allan Border, one of the players Smith now shares this milestone with, praised his determination and unique style. \u201cHe\u2019s not the bloke where you say to your son \u2018here\u2019s a technique you\u2019ve got to follow,\u2019 but it\u2019s worked for him, and that\u2019s a good sign that you know your game. He\u2019s done it so well. There\u2019s prettier players, but not many who\u2019ve got that record,\u201d Border was quoted by The Sydney Morning Herald as saying.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Border went on to compare Smith to the greats of the game, saying, \u201cI\u2019m a huge fan of (Sachin) Tendulkar and (Brian) Lara \u2013 they were phenomenally good cricketers, but Steve is definitely up with that lot, for sure.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The stand-in skipper became the fourth Australian man to reach a rare milestone of 10000 Test runs and the overall 15th man to achieve the feat.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Smith has compiled his runs at an average of over 55, with Kumar Sangakkara the only batter beyond the 10,000 figure with a better return (57.40). Among active players, only Joe Root's tally of 12,972 Test runs is higher than Smith's.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Having missed his fairytale moment in front of his home crowd at the SCG against India when he was dismissed with his career tally on 9,999 runs, Smith scored his 10,000th run on the first ball he faced on Wednesday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Smith has compiled his runs at an average of over 55, with Kumar Sangakkara the only batter beyond the 10,000 figure with a better return (57.40). Among active players, only Joe Root's tally of 12,972 Test runs is higher than Smith's.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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