Steve Smith scored his 34th Test ton and created history
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KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- Steve Smith created history vs India
- Smith scored his 34th Test ton
- Smith has 11 centuries against India
After breaking a one-and-a-half-year wait for a century in Tests during the Gabba Test, Steve Smith scored his second successive ton after reaching the three-figure mark during the second day of the fourth Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Friday (December 27).
Smith now has 34 centuries in the longest format, which is the joint 10th most in history, alongside Sunil Gavaskar, Younis Khan, Mahela Jayawardene, and Brian Lara. Only Ricky Ponting (41) has more three-figure scores for Australia.
Steve Smith Creates History
Smith went past Joe Root and set the record for the most Test centuries against India in Test cricket history with his stunning knock at the MCG. The former Australian captain is the first player to score 11 tons against India in the longest format of the game and has reached the milestone in just 43 innings.
Players With The Most Test Tons vs India
| Player |
Centuries vs India |
Innings vs India |
| Steve Smith |
11 |
43 |
| Joe Root |
10 |
55 |
| Gary Sobers |
8 |
30 |
| Viv Richards |
8 |
41 |
| Ricky Ponting |
8 |
51 |
In the third Test, Smith also set the record for the most tons against India across all formats of international cricket. The 35-year-old has 16 centuries against India and went past Ricky Ponting's long-standing record (14). 5 out of Smith's 12 ODI centuries have come against the Men in Blue.
Among his 11 Test tons against India, Smith has scored seven in Australia, including two in this series. During the 2014-15 BGT, he scored a century in all four matches at Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, and Sydney. Another ton followed at the SCG in 2021. He also reached the milestone three times during Australia's tour of India in 2017 with memorable knocks in Pune, Ranchi, and Dharamshala. Last year, he made a century against the Rohit Sharma-led side at the Oval in London at the World Test Championship (WTC) final.
Smith also holds a unique record of being the only player in Test cricket history to score 10 more centuries against two different teams. The Australian cricket legend also has 10 tons against arch-rivals England.
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