Steve Smith vs Sachin Tendulkar: Comparing the stats of the two after 114 Tests

Steve Smith is one of the greatest Test batters of the modern era. The Australian star is not at his peak right now, but thanks to his mental strength, he produced some brilliant performances in the recently concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy series against India.

Smith did not have the best year in Test cricket heading into the BGT 2024-25 series, and he failed to touch the 20-run mark in the first two Tests against India as well. There were question marks over his place in the team, but Smith silenced his critics by scoring a 190-ball 101 in Brisbane. He followed it up with another century in Melbourne to help Australia gain an unassailable 2-1 lead.

After the BGT series, Steve Smith has 114 Test appearances to his name. While fans have always compared Smith with Virat Kohli, in this article, we will compare Smith's numbers with Sachin Tendulkar after 114 Test matches.

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#1 Steve Smith vs Sachin Tendulkar - Who has more runs and centuries after 114 Test matches?

Steve Smith made his Test debut for Australia in 2010. He started as a leg-spin bowling all-rounder but transformed into a specialist batter soon. After 114 Tests, Smith has 9,999 runs and 34 centuries in his account.

On the other side, Sachin Tendulkar made his Test debut for India back in 1989. He played his 114th Test against Pakistan in Rawalpindi in 2004. After that game, he had 9,470 runs and 33 hundreds to his name. Smith has an upper hand over Tendulkar in both statistics.

Score: Smith 1 - 0 Tendulkar.

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#2 Steve Smith vs Sachin Tendulkar - Who has the better average after 114 Test matches?

Smith averages 55.86 in the longest format of the game after 114 appearances. The right-handed batter has batted in 204 innings, scoring 9,999 runs. Notably, Smith has remained unbeaten in 25 innings.

Meanwhile, Tendulkar's average was 57.39 in Tests after 114 matches. The Indian legend batted 184 times in his Test career by that time. He had scored 529 runs less than Smith while batting 20 times less.

Score: Smith 1 - 1 Tendulkar.

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#3 Steve Smith vs Sachin Tendulkar - Who has the better bowling stats after 114 Test matches?

As mentioned ahead, Smith started his career as a spin-bowling all-rounder. He bowls right-arm leg-spin. Incidentally, even Sachin Tendulkar bowled part-time right-arm leg-spin for the Indian cricket team.

Smith has taken 19 wickets in 114 Test appearances for Australia. The 35-year-old Australian averages 53.05 with the ball, and his best figures in a Test innings are 3/18 against England at Lord's in 2013.

Tendulkar earned a place in India's playing XI thanks to his batting skills, but he contributed his bit to the bowling department as well. After 114 Test matches, Tendulkar's wicket tally read 35 wickets at an average of 44.54.

Since Tendulkar's wickets and bowling average are better than Smith after 114 Tests, he gets the point here.

Final score: Smith 1 - 2 Tendulkar.