Steve Smith has completed 10,000 runs in Test Cricket, and with the feat, the Australian legend has now become the 15th player overall to achieve the feat.

In the 149-year history of Test cricket, only 15 batters managed to reach the five-figures mark, but it is Australia, who now have the honour of calling themselves the first-ever nation in the history to record 4 different players to achieve the feat.

Before Steve Smith's history-making run vs Sri Lanka in the 1st Test of the Warne-Muralitharan Trophy 2025 on Wednesday, India and Australia were levelled with 3 representatives each in the list.

India is represented by the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, and Sunil Gavaskar; whereas, Australia is represented by the likes of Ricky Ponting, Allan Border, and Steve Waugh.

The nearest Indian to the landmark is Virat Kohli, who currently has 9,230 runs to his name, whereas for Australia, the nearest-active cricketer is Usman Khawaja, who currently is less than 300 runs shy off the 6000-run mark.

The Streak Is Alive!

Australia are carrying a unique streak in Test Cricket, which remains unmatched, as the most successful nation in ICC competitions have a tradition of producing legendary players and captains, who leave their mark on the sport with a huge legacy and legend behind them.

Whenever an Australian player went past the 10,000 run-mark in Test Cricket, he was the 'active' back at that moment, and fans feared that the streak will come to an end against India, as Steve Smith stood one shy off the historic mark.

However, a 'Prasidh Krishna Special' dismissed Steve Smith on 9,999 runs, and when Australia Cricket announced the squad for Sri Lanka tour, they named 'Smudge' as the skipper of the side, handing Pat Cummins a rest after a gruesome Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 series.

With his single off Prabath Jayasuriya's delivery, Steve Smith now becomes the 4th Australian to reach the 10,000 run-mark whilst being the skipper of the side.