Steve Smith amasses 9,000 Test runs; becomes FASTEST Australian to achieve the feat

Steve Smith became the fastest Australian to get to 9K Test runs during Day 1 of the 2nd Ashes Test.

Steve Smith amasses 9,000 Test runs; becomes FASTEST Australian to achieve the feat

Steve Smith becomes all-time fastest Australian to 9k Test runs. (source: News18)

Australia’s batting legend and a member of the Fab 4, Steve Smith crossed the 9K-run mark in Test cricket on Wednesday, during the 1st day of the 2nd Ashes Test at Lord’s. Australia lead the Ashes series 1-0.

Smith has managed to achieve this feat in 99 tests. By getting to 9,000 Test runs in 174 innings, he is only second to Kumar Sangakkara in the list who reached the mark in 172 innings. The 34-year-old is now the fastest Australian to score 9,000 runs, surpassing Ricky Ponting who achieved this feat in 106 Tests.

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However, in terms of the number of Tests, Smith is the fastest to score 9000 runs in Test cricket.

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Steve Smith surpasses Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid

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Steve Smith also surpassed Indian legends Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid after crossing the 9K mark. While Sachin Tendulkar reached the 9K run mark in 179 innings, Rahul Dravid did the same in 176 innings. Smith has completed 9K runs at an astounding average of nearly 60.

Truly a modern-day GOAT, Steve Smith is the only batter to achieve this milestone in less than 100 tests. Ever since he came back to form, there has been no looking back, he has taken the game of Test cricket to greater heights.

With Smith achieving yet another milestone in Tests, fans hailed the Australia stalwart. Check out the reactions.

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List of top 5 fastest batters to reach 9000 Test runs-
  1. Kumar Sangakkara – 172 innings (2011)
  2. Steve Smith – 174 innings (2023)
  3. Rahul Dravid -176 innings (2006)
  4. Brian Lara – 177 innings (2004)
  5. Ricky Ponting – 177 innings (2006)

Steve Smith also breached the 15,000r-un mark on Day 1 of the 2nd Ashes test. Australia lead the series 1-0 and are looking set to destroy Bazball to secure a 2-0 lead in the 5-match series.

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