The 35-year-old, captaining the side in the absence of Pat Cummins, needed just one run in Galle to reach the milestone in Galle.

In the modern era, one of them was between Australia's Steve Smith and former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin. The 11-year-long battle ended with the Adelaide pink ball Test last December, after which the Indian announced his retirement from international cricket.

Australia batter Steve Smith passes the 10,000-run mark in Test cricket during the first day of his side's opening match in Sri Lanka.

Steve Smith reached a landmark by scoring his 35th Test century and becoming the fourth Australian to surpass 10,000 Test runs. Former cricketer David Warner praised Smith's incredible determination and talent,

Australia's Steve Smith joined a select group of batsmen to reach 10,000 Test runs on Wednesday during the first morning of the opening Test against Sri Lanka. Smith joined fellow Australians Ricky Ponting,

Australian cricketer Steve Smith passed 10,000 Test match runs on day one of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle, matching Kumar Sangakkara's record.

Steve Smith becomes fourth Australian and only 15th player in history to reach 10,000 Test runs; Australia in commanding position on 330-2 at stumps on day one in Galle after Smith (104 not out) and U

Skipper Steve Smith crossed a milestone 10,000 runs in Test cricket as Australia reached 145 2 at lunch on day one of the first

Steve Smith yesterday scored his 10,000th Test run to put him in elite cricket company as Australia were 145-2 after winning the toss and batting in the first Test against Sri Lanka. Smith needed only one run to achieve the milestone, and he was 2 not out at lunch along with opener Usman Khawaja, who was unbeaten on 65.

Steve Smith will be leading Australia in the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka as regular skipper Pat Cummins is out due to his injury and also due to the birth of his child. Smith has asked his team to adapt to the Sri Lankan conditions quickly.

Australia stand as the most successful team in cricket history. They have dominated both red and white-ball formats, winning six ICC Men’s Cricket World Cups, nine ICC Test Maces (including the World Test Championship), and one ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.

After dominating the first two and a half days of the opening Test against Sri Lanka, Australia found itself battling an unexpected adversary — Galle’s unpredictable sub-tropical weather. Despite securing a commanding 518-run lead,