Most Centuries Against India: Steve Smith played a brilliant century in the Boxing Day Test against India. Steve Smith scored 140 runs. He hit 13 fours and 3 sixes in his innings. Earlier, Steve Smith had crossed the century mark in the first innings of the third Test. At the same time, after this century innings, Steve Smith has made a big record in his name. In fact, Steve Smith has become the batsman who has scored the most centuries in Test matches against India. Till now, Steve Smith has scored 11 centuries and crossed the fifty-run mark 10 times in 23 Test matches against India.
Batsman who scored most Test centuries against India-
Steve Smith has left England’s Joe Root behind. Joe Root, who is second in this list, has scored 10 centuries and crossed the fifty-run mark 10 times in 30 Test matches against India. After Steve Smith and Joe Root, former Australian captain Ricky Ponting is at third place. Ricky Ponting scored 8 centuries in Test matches against India. Apart from this, Gary Sobers and Vivian Richards of West Indies also played century innings 8 times in Test matches against India. Also, Steve Smith has become the batsman who has scored the most centuries in the Boxing Day Test.
Steve Smith has scored the most centuries in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Apart from this, Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli crossed the century mark 9 times each. Whereas in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Ricky Ponting scored 8 centuries and Michael Clarke scored 7 centuries. Let us tell you that in the Boxing Day Test against India, Australia scored 474 runs in its first innings. Steve Smith scored the highest score of 140 runs for Australia. In response to Australia’s 474 runs, India’s score at the end of the second day’s play is 164 runs for 5 wickets. In this way, the Indian team is 310 runs behind Australia on the basis of first innings.
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