Steve Smith fell just one run short of 10,000 Test runs in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series against India, reaching the milestone during the Test series against Sri Lanka. Smith became the fifth-fastest and 15th player overall to reach 10,000 Test runs. He joins Australian legends Ricky Ponting, Allan Border, and Steve Waugh in achieving this feat.
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