Galle: Steve Smith has joined an exclusive club, becoming just the 15th player to pass 10,000 men's Test runs.
Missing the chance to reach the mark in his home city of Sydney during the recent Border-Gavaskar Trophy series, Smith brought up the five-figure milestone in Australia's first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle, playing his signature flick toward mid-on, setting off for one before raising his bat to acknowledge the applause.
The moment was marked by an ovation from the Australia group.
Smith moved the score to 137/2 with the run, continuing Australia's strong start after the tourists won the toss and elected to bat.
The 35-year-old 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). He became the fifth fastest batter by innings to reach to 10,000 Test runs, an ICC report said.
The batter joins Allan Border, Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting as the fourth Australian to reach the mark.
