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 .
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