Playing his first Test match after the infamous ball-tamperin💙g scandal💜 which rocked Australia in 2018, Steve Smith scored his 24th century in the longest format of the game to once again stamp his authority as one of the best batsmen in the modern era.
Smith rescued the visitors after a poor start and battled English bowlers with grit and determination to complete his hundredܫ off 184 deliveries.
Stuart Broad eventually castled him, but till then he had already taken Australia to a comprehensive first innings total – 284.
During his magnificent knock (144 runs off 219 balls), Smith surpassed the likes of Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulk🤡ar, and Sun🌜il Gavaskar to score 24 Test centuries in the fewest number of innings. Smith took 118 Test innings to reach the landmark headed by the legendary Sir Donald Bradman (66 innings).
Here’s how the Twitter world reacted to Steve Smith’s comeback in Tests:
What 𒀰a 100 for Steve Smith. Under difficult conditions, arguably one of the best batsman in Test Cric🐭ket.
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag)
Steve Smith announces ♔his Test comeback in style. This is ဣa very special 100
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif)
Steve Smith has shown his class. Again. Gen𒀰uine great in test cricket.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
Take a bow Steve Smith
— Ajit Agarkar (@imAagarkar)
Really was an extraordinary innings from Steve Smith in his comeback test, an innings full of guts , intensity and tenacity .
From 122/8 , he has taken Australia to 284.— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281)
Steve Smith – incredible innings,the resilience…!
— zainab abbas (@ZAbbasOfficial)
Outstan🐻ding day of test cricket. 8/122 & a few hours later has a 100 & Root has e♏very fielder on the fence. So happy for Smithy as he showed courage, skill & determination, just awesome. Not sure Eng know how to bowl to him. Aust will be the happier dressing room !
— Shane Warne (@ShaneWarne)
Hell of a knock from Steve Smith.
Comfortably the most "♏fuck you" innings the game has seen. Outstanꦇding.
— Vithushan Ehantharajah (@Vitu_E)
What this century must mean to Steve Smith! What a brilliant player!
Take a bow.— Rajal Arora (@RajalArora)
Spectacular on about a million levels.
— Melanie McLaughlin (@Mel_Mclaughlin)
Steve Smith: class permanent.. never seen a batsman fidget so much and yet keep the head so still when he actually plays the ball. ꦗProof that there is more than one way to skin a cat and s✤core runs!
— Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep)
England fanౠs to before . to Englꦅand Fans after century😂
— Annu Upadhyay (@Annuupadhyay)
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Take a bow 👏👏👏
It's never easy to come back after an year and play an outstanding innings like this. Fabulous Player.
Hail Hail
— SatwikMathangi (@seven_week)
Oh god! How things change. On March 2018, he was treated as third class criminal in the airport.
Booed almost everywhere he p🅰layed during world cup.Come Ashes first day – Century. Talking with the bat. Hats off Champion!
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— nagaraj (@naga25french)
Steve Smith's Bat > Haters' Booing & Mocking. 💯
— Prathamesh Avachare (@onlyprathamesh)
Steve "scintillating" Smith 🔥💖❣️— SRIDHAR STAN (@SRIDHARSTAN)
, a class act , tottering at 122/8 against some superb fast bowling by recovers. the one-man army along with the tail supporting him scores a brilliant 𝓰💯, to take his team to safety of 272/9!
— Sreedhar Pillai (@sri50)
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CENTURY! He's back 🙌
Steve Smith brings up an outstanding hundred off 184 balls – his 24th in Test cricket!
That's his ninth ton and fourth in England.
— Doshant Girdhar (@Doshantgirdhar)
Steve Unstoppable Smith ♥️
— Muhammad Haris (@mhbaig525)
is a 'Hard NUT' !
What a player!!
— SAKIB (@Sakib511)
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Can't believe that was missing the cricket field for 1 year.
Brilliant 💯 under pressure. Steve Smith continues his normal🍌 services for Aus꧋tralia.— ⚡ (@Visharad_KW22)
