Steve Smith on Wednesday became the 15th player to complete 10,000 runs in Test cricker during Australia’s 1st Test match against Sri Lanka in Galle.

The interim Australia captain is the fourth from his country to cross the milestone after Alan Border, Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting.

Sachin Tendulkar remains the highest scorer in Tests at 15,921 runs. Among active players, Joe Root leads at 12,972 runs.

Players with 10,000 Test runs or more

• Sachin Tendulkar – 15,921 (329 innings)
• Ricky Ponting – 13,378 (287 innings)
• Jacques Kallis – 13,289 (280 innings)
• Rahul Dravid – 13,288 (286 innings)
• Joe Root – 12,972 (278 innings)*
• Alaistar Cook – 12,472 (291 innings)
• Kumar Sangakkara – 12,400 (233 innings)
• Brian Lara – 11,953 (232 innings)
• Shivnarine Chanderpaul – 11,867 (280 innings)
• Mahela Jayawardene – 11,814 (252 innings)
• Alan Border – 11,174 (265 innings)
• Steve Waugh – 10,927 (260 innings)
• Sunil Gavaskar – 10,122 (214 innings)
• Steve Smith – 10,101 (205 innings)*
• Younis Khan – 10,099 (213 innings)