The fifth match of the Ashes series being played between Australia and England is currently underway. The Australian team has already won the series by winning the first three matches. Steve Smith has scored another century in the last Test being played in Sydney. Now he has 37 centuries to his name in Test cricket. He has surpassed Sachin Tendulkar in terms of reaching 37 centuries in the least number of Test innings.

This is how Steve Smith breaks Sachin Tendulkar’s legendary record

In the fifth Test being played in Sydney, Australia’s first batsman, Travis Head, scored a century, followed by Steve Smith. Head played a brilliant innings of 163 runs off 166 balls. Smith also reached his century off 166 balls. This was Smith’s 219th innings. Sachin Tendulkar had played 220 innings when he scored 37 centuries in his Test career. This means Smith has overtaken Sachin by just one innings.

However, Ricky Ponting is at the top in this regard. Ponting had played only 212 innings when he reached his 37th Test century. Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara had scored 37 centuries in 218 Test innings.

This is Steve Smith’s 18th century as Test captain. South Africa’s Graeme Smith tops this list, having scored 25 Test centuries as captain. Virat Kohli has scored 20 Test centuries as captain. If Smith scores another century as captain, he will equal Ricky Ponting, who has scored 19 Test centuries.

Australia and England are two teams for whom the Ashes series is everything. Steve Smith has scored 13 centuries in this historic and prestigious Ashes series. Now, only Don Bradman surpasses him in this series. Don Bradman scored 19 centuries in his career during the Ashes series. Steve Smith has now surpassed Jack Hobbs to reach second place on this list. Although breaking Don Bradman’s record will not be an easy task, at least Smith is chasing him.