Smith currently has 9999 Test runs to his name from 114 matches.
Veteran Australian batter Steve Smith expressed his disappointment on missing 10,000 Test runs milestone by a single run in the fifth and final Test against India at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
However, Smith was happy that his team got the desired result in the match to clinch the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 3-1 for the first time since 2014-15.
Smith dominated the five-Test series despite two disappointing games to kick things off. The right-hander smashed two centuries to remind the fans and selectors that he is still an elite Test batter, but missed out on 10,000 Test runs feat after being dismissed for four by Prasidh Krishna in his final inning of the series.
Had Smith made one more run, he would have become only the fourth Australian cricketer to reach the coveted landmark after legends like Allan Border, Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting.
Speaking on FOX Sports, Smith said: "It is all good (not getting 10,000 Test runs). We got the desired result in the end, and that was the main thing."
"One run hurt a little bit at the time, but it's all good. It would have been nice to tick that off in front of all my friends and family at my home ground, but hopefully, I can knock it off first innings in Galle," he added.
Smith said that he probably let the milestone "wander on his mind" during the game even though he is not about chasing milestones. He also explained why 10,000 Test runs is a special milestone.
"But I think it's a different story with 10,000 because there have only been a handful that have done it. It just shows the longevity in the game and the consistency over a long period of time. It will be a cool one to tick off."
The 35-year-old will have to wait till January 29, the date of the first Sri Lanka-Australia Test in Galle, to join the elite list of batters with 10,000 runs in the longest format of the game.
Smith, who amassed 314 runs in five BGT Tests, said that he feels he has been batting nicely. He was the third-highest run-getter in the series, where pitches were really difficult for the bowlers.
"I feel like I have been batting nicely for a while now. Even before I scored the hundreds, I said to you guys (the media) that I was batting nicely and hitting the ball well. I think there's a real difference between out-of-form and out-of-runs, and I think I was out of runs. A couple of good scores were cool to contribute to the team's success over the summer," he remarked.
Steve Smith has represented Australia in 114 Tests so far, scoring 9999 runs at an average of 55.86, including 34 hundreds and 41 half-centuries.
(With ANI Inputs)