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.

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,

Steve Smith ended with a score of 141 in the first Test against Sri Lanka at Galle International Stadium, Galle. Australia resumed Day 2 on on 330/2 after 81.1 overs were possible yesterday.

While Virat Kohli has struggled in the last five years, his Fab 4 contemporaries Steve Smith, Joe Root and Kane Williamson have kept going

Ricky Ponting left out Virat Kohli and called Steve Smith 'best player of the generation' after he scored his 35th Test hundred at Galle. Ponting also mentioned Joe Root and Kane Williamson as players who are on par with Smith but omitted Kohli from the list.

Steve Smith completed his 10,000 Test runs during the Australia vs Sri Lanka 1st Test match at Galle International Stadium in Galle.