Brisbane:Australia's batting stalwart Steve Smith surpassed New Zealand batter Kane Williamson's tally of most Test hundreds as he smashed his 33rd century in Test cricket against India at The Gabba here on Sunday, December 15, 2024.
With this century, Smith now has the second most Test hundreds among the 'Fab Four' which also features England's Joe Root, New Zealand's Kane Williamson, and India's Virat Kohli. Smith is only behind Root, who is leading the list with 36 tons. Williamson is now third with 32 hundreds and Kohli is last with 30.
Smith also became the Australian with the second most centuries for Australia after former skipper Ricky Ponting. Smith now has 33 Test hundreds while Ponting has 41 Test tons under his belt.
Smith, who took plenty of time early on in the innings, started to take on Indian bowlers and didn't hesitate to play his shot. He completed his half-century in 128 balls and took only 57 balls to get to the 100-run mark. Only twice has he raced off from 50 to 100 quicker, the last of which came in July 2015.
Steve Smith is now equalling the number of hundreds with England great and former captain Alastair Cook, with the former (53.50) having a better average than the latter (46.95). Apart from this, he is 11th in the list of players with most Test hundreds.