AGENCIES: Australia batsman Steve Smith continued his brilliant run of form in Ashes 2019 as he slammed his 26th Test ton against England on the second day of the fourth Test at Old Trafford in Manchester.
In doing so, Smith added a fresh feather in his already illustrious cap as he went past legendary India cricketer Sachin Tendulkar in an illustrious list led by Aussie great Don Bradman. Smith became the second fastest cricketer in the history of the sport to hit 26 tons in its longest format. Smith pushed Tendulkar to the third spot as he reached the milestone in 121 innings while the ‘Master Blaster’ got to this mark in 136 innings.
Smith made a scintillating return to the side after missing the third Test due to injury. Smith was ruled out of the Headingley Test after being ruled out with a concussion suffered when he was hit by a Jofra Archer bouncer during the drawn second match at Lord’s.
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