IND vs AUS Boxing Day Test:  On the second day of the Boxing Day Test match against India, Australia's star player Steve Smith scored a brilliant century. This is Smith's 34th century of his Test career, while Smith has also managed to score his second consecutive century in this series. When the first day of the Melbourne Test ended, Smith was playing unbeaten after scoring 68 runs, while after this, with the start of the second day's play, he made a century partnership with captain Pat Cummins for the 7th wicket and also completed his century in 167 balls. Smith also shattered the records of many legends on the strength of his century, in which he has also left Joe Root behind in a special list.

Smith became the player with most centuries in Tests against India

While this is Steve Smith's 34th century in his Test career, Smith has managed to score his 11th century in this format against India. With this century, Steve Smith has surpassed Joe Root and has now become the batsman who has scored the most centuries in Test cricket against India. Root has scored 10 centuries against India in Tests. While Smith has now surpassed Kane Williamson in terms of scoring the most centuries in Test cricket, he has also equaled Sunil Gavaskar and Brian Lara, in which both the players had scored 34 centuries each.

Players with most centuries in Test cricket against India

Steve Smith - 11 centuries

Joe Root - 10 centuries

Ricky Ponting - 8 centuries

Vivian Richards - 8 centuries

Garry Sobers - 8 centuries

Smith scores his 5th century in Boxing Day Test

The test match starting on 26th December is also known as Boxing Day Test, in which this is Smith's 5th century and with this he has left behind Australian legendary captain Ricky Ponting. Ponting had played a total of 4 century innings in the history of Boxing Day Test match. Matthew Hayden is at the top of this list who has a total of 6 century innings in Boxing Day Test.