Steve Smith List Of Test Hundreds: Australian Run Machine Slams 32nd Test Ton, 12th Century in Ashes

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Australia's modern-day batting legend Steve Smith will certainly go down as one of the all-time greats in the red-ball format. The talismanic right-handed batter who started his career as a number six for Australia had to wait for 16 Tests to get to his maiden Test century but there was no stopping him once he tasted it.

The modern-day batting great - whom Virat Kohli recently dubbed as one of the greatest Test players of the current era - showcased his greatness and notched up his career's 31st Test century in the WTC Final 2021-23 against India.

It was Smith's ninth century in the red-ball format against India and which is the joint-most with Joe Root. No other batter in the world has more Test tons against India.

In the second Ashes Test against England, the Australian batting mainstay played yet another fine knock at the iconic Lord's in London. With that, Smith notched up his 32nd Test century and 12th ton in the Ashes and eighth on English soil.

The right-handed batter - who is known for his unorthodox batting technique - slammed his maiden Test century against England at the iconic Oval Ground in London in August 2013. His ton resulted in a winning cause for the Aussies in the Ashes Test but he made rapid progress soon after and went on to establish himself as a modern-day great in the years to come.

The consistency at which Smith slammed ton and his penchant for bringing out his even on the most challenging of surfaces earned him the repute of being a genuine match-winner for Australia. His average in Test cricket was second only after the great Sir Donald Bradman. Smith is the only active cricketer to have a batting average in excess of 60 in the red-ball format.

The home Test series against India in the 2014-15 season was a breakthrough year for the Aussie swashbuckler as he slammed four centuries in all four games and amassed 769 runs in that series and averaged 129. That performance from Smith helped the Aussies win the series 2-0.

Later in 2017, Smith slammed three centuries in the four-Test series against India and looked a better batsman head and shoulders above the rest from both teams. His match-winning century in the third innings of a rank-turner in Pune proved he's an equally good player of spin.

Later in 2019, Ashes series in England, Smith once again proved his mettle as he slammed three tons in the four-match series.

Steve Smith's all Test Centuries till date (As of June 29, 2023):