Steve Smith breaks Bradman's record of highest runs in Test series by Aussie against India
Australia Test skipper Steve Smith has surpassed the batting legends Don Bradman and Ricky Ponting record to become the highest run getter by an Australian in a four Test series against India.
With Smith scoring a knock of 71 in the second innings in Sydney Test, he accumulated a massive 769 runs in the ongoing four matches Test series against India, thus surpassing Ponting's mark of 706 runs and Bradman's record of 715, News.com.au reported.
Most runs in a Test series for Australia
974 - Don Bradman v England, 1930
839 - Mark Taylor v England, 1989
834 - Neil Harvey v South Africa, 1952-53
810 - Don Bradman v England, 1936-37
769 - Steve Smith v India, 2014-15
758 - Don Bradman v England, 1934
715 - Don Bradman v India, 1947-48
706 - Ricky Ponting v India, 2003-04 .