Steve Smith completed his 34th Test hundred on the second day when he drove Nitish Kumar Reddy through the covers for a four. After Smith reached the milestone, Kohli applauded him for his magnificent innings. With this hundred, Smith equaled the greats like Sunil Gavaskar, Brian Lara, Younis Khan, and Mahela Jayawardene in terms of no. of Test hundreds.
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The bond between Virat Kohli and Steve Smith
Both Virat Kohli and Steve Smith have known each other since their childhood days. Both of them were part of the Under-19 World Cup 2008 in Malaysia when Kohli made his name by leading India to a title win.
But their bond has grown into a mature friendship over the last few years. Kohli made a wonderful gesture for Smith in the 2019 ODI World Cup when the crowd was booing him for the infamous Sandpaper gate incident in 2018.
Steve Smith scores 34th Test hundred
Meanwhile, Steve Smith scored his second successive hundred in the Boxing Day Test. Smith looked in wonderful form in the match and single-handedly took Australia to a position of ascendancy.
Steve Smith scored 140 off 197 balls in a wonderful batting display. He struck 13 fours and 3 sixes during his knock. The crowd was on his feet after this excellent batting performance from one of Australia's greats.
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