Steve Smith’s 36th Test century in Galle ties him with Rahul Dravid and Joe Root for the fifth-most centuries in Test cricket. While Smith and Root are far behind Sachin Tendulkar’s record, their pursuit of the legendary mark remains an intriguing possibility in the evolving world of cricket.

Both Smith and Root have scored 36 centuries each in Test cricket so far and currently are the 2 most in-form batters in the format as well The post Steve Smith vs Joe Root: Which player has the better record after scoring 36 Test centuries?

Australia’s talismanic Steve Smith has continued his brilliant run of form in the ongoing Test series against Sri Lanka as he notched up another century in the second match at the Galle International Stadium on Friday,