GALLE: Australia's Steve Smith on Wednesday joined a small group of batters to reach 10,000 Test runs during the first day of the opening Test against Sri Lanka at the Galle

Usman Khawaja's maiden double century helped Australia declare at 654 for six in the first test against Sri Lanka. Khawaja's 232, alongside Josh Inglis' century on debut, bolstered Australia’s innings.

Steve Smith smashed a century on the first day of the Test series against Sri Lanka at Galle marking the milestone

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.

Australia's modern-day great Steve Smith moved past cricketing icons Sunil Gavaskar, Younis Khan, Brian Lara and Mahela Jayawardene in the tally of most Test hundreds by a player.

Steve Smith joined an elite group of Australian cricketers reaching 10,000 Test runs. He identified Marnus Labuschagne, Travis Head, and Sam Konstas as candidates to follow his footsteps. Labuschagne is already halfway,

Australia stand-in captain Steven Smith advised his teammates, who hold minimal experience in the sub-continent to be "proactive" against Sri Lankan spinners in Galle. The challenge of playing in the subcontinent often revolves around whether the ball will spin or stay straight when it reaches the batter.

Smith, who got off the mark with his 10,000th Test run on day one, 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.

Batting maestro Steve Smith named three Australian stars who he feels can join him in the 10,000 Test runs chart after enlisting his name in the exclusive club. On the opening day of the first Test between Australia and Sri Lanka in Galle,