Steven Smith went past Indian skipper Virat Kohli by scoring his 24th Test century in his 118 innings.
Australian batsman Steven Smith scored his 9th century in the Ashes and 24th century overall.
Steven Smith scored 144 runs in 219 balls on the 1st day of the Ashes 2019.
Steven Smith’s century helped Australia to post 284 runs on the board in the first inning of the 1st Test match.
After scoring the 24th Test century, Smith became the 2nd fastest player to hit 24 Test tons.
Many former cricketers applauded Steven Smith for his 24th Test century on the first day of Edgbaston Test match.
Smith took only 118 innings to score 24 centuries in Test cricket. Smith is only behind the legendary cricketer Don Bradman who took only 66 innings to score 24 Test hundreds.
Steven Smith went past Indian skipper Virat Kohli and batting legend Sachin Tendulkar. Virat Kohli took 123 innings and Sachin Tendulkar took 125 innings to score their 1st 24 Test centuries. Virat Kohli scored 25 centuries in Test cricket, till now.
Steven Smith builds a good partnership of 88 runs with tailender Peter Siddle which helped Australia to put 284 runs on the board in their first inning of the 1st Test match of Ashes 2019.
