Steve Smith's recent Test century in Galle has drawn comparisons to Sachin Tendulkar's stats at a similar point in their careers. While Tendulkar holds the record for most Test runs, Smith's numbers are remarkably similar, showcasing his dominance in the format.
, still has a fair bit of work to do to catch Tendulkar’s all-time record of 15,921 Test runs, but statistics-based X account CricTracker has revealed that the two greats’ numbers are almost identical at this point of their careers.
The Australian has the bragging rights when it comes to average however, with his 56.33 pipping Tendulkar by .03.Smith’s biggest involvement on day three of the Test in Galle as expected to be as stand-in captain and as a slip fielder where he has the chance to reach more milestones. Smith will be hoping his trio of spinners in Nathan Lyon, Matt Kuhnemann and Todd Murphy, as well as quick Mitchell Starc and the potential medium pace and off spin combination of Beau Webster, get him in the game on Friday as Australia starts the third day well and truly in command.Khawaja & Inglis dominate on day two | 03:16will have given Sri Lankan gun Kamindu Mendis an idea that big runs are still on offer, however.
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