Jamie Smith: Jamie Smith’s rapid rise in Test cricket continued on Day 2 of the third Test between England and India at Lord’s, as the 24-year-old wicketkeeper-batter reached a significant personal milestone. Smith became the joint-fastest wicketkeeper to reach 1000 Test runs, achieving the mark in just 21 innings.
He now shares this record with South Africa’s Quinton de Kock, underlining his growing stature in the longest format of the game.
Smith brought up the landmark early in the morning session by punching Mohammed Siraj through the offside for four. But beyond the innings count, Smith has gone one better: he now holds the record for the fewest balls faced to reach 1000 Test runs by a wicketkeeper, doing it in just 1303 deliveries. The previous best belonged to Pakistan’s Sarfaraz Ahmed (1311 balls), followed by Adam Gilchrist (1330), Niroshan Dickwella (1367), and de Kock (1375).
