Smith 1st to score 1,000+ Test runs in each of last 3 years
Australian captain Steve Smith has become the only player to score 1,000-plus Test runs in the last three calendar years, achieving the feat while bringing up his hundred against Pakistan on Thursday. Smith is now the fourth player in Test cricket to cross the 1,000-run mark for three consecutive years, joining Brian Lara, Marcus Trescothick and Kevin Pietersen.
Steve Smith today slammed his 17th hundred in only his 90th Test innings as Australia maintained their dominance over Pakistan in the rain-marred Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. He became the fourth quickest in terms of innings to score his 17th hundred behind Sir Don Bradman (50), Sunil Gavaskar (81) and Matthew Hayden (82). (Scorecard)Skipper Smith cut Sohail for three runs past point to bring up his century from 168 balls in the 49th Test of his career. Interestingly, this was Smith's third consecutive Boxing Day Test hundred.