AUS v PAK 2019: Rajasthan Royals troll Yasir Shah after Steve Smith became the fastest to 7000 Test runs

Smith broke the barrier of 7000 runs in his 126th Test inning.

Steve Smith | Getty

Inaugural IPL champions Rajasthan Royals on Saturday (November 30) trolled Pakistan leg-spinner Yasir Shah for his celebration after getting Steve Smith out in the first Test of the ongoing series at Gabba.

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Although Australia had thrashed Pakistan by an innings and 5 runs in Brisbane, Smith failed to make a mark with the willow. The No.1 Test batsman faced only nine balls and was bowled by Yasir for four runs.

After the dismissal, Shah raised his thumb, four fingers of one hand and two fingers on the other, pointing out the number of times he has got Smith out in Test cricket.

On Saturday, Smith became the fastest to 7000 runs in the longest format while batting in the first innings of second Test at the Adelaide Oval.

As soon as he completed the milestone, Rajasthan Royals posted a cheeky tweet in which Smith can be seen showing his seven fingers.

“My 7 is bigger than yours,” Royals wrote in the caption of the picture.

Smith broke the barrier of 7000 runs in his 126th Test inning, overtaking England’s Wally Hammond’s previous best of 131 innings, a record he made in August 1946 against India at the Oval. He also surpassed Ricky Ponting to become the youngest Australian to reach 7000 runs and is the 11th Australian Test Player to do so.

Steve Smith contributed 36 in Australia's mammoth first innings score of 589/3 (declared) against the pink ball under lights at the Adelaide Oval.

 
 

By Salman Anjum - 01 Dec, 2019

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