Cricket Cricket World Test Championship: Steve Smith still on top, Rohit Sharma second After 12 WTC matches, Steve Smith tops the run charts (774); Rohit Sharma has quickly closed in with 529 runs in three Tests against South Africa. Team Sportstar 30 October, 2019 21:07 IST Rohit Sharma celebrates his double century against South Africa in Ranchi. - PTI Team Sportstar 30 October, 2019 21:07 IST There is no stopping Rohit Sharma. After leading Mumbai Indians to its fourth IPL trophy and scoring five hundreds in the ICC Cricket World Cup, the 32-year-old has entered the World Test Championship wall of fame.With 529 runs in three Tests against South Africa, Rohit is now second to Steve Smith in the World Test Championship run charts.READ| India tops World Test Championship table with 240 pointsSmith had a terrific Ashes season with 774 runs in four Test matches. Rohit — who was not even a Test regular for India — quickly turned the tide in his new role as opener. He smashed two hundreds (176 and 127 in Visakhapatnam) and a double hundred (212 in Ranchi) against the Proteas. Steve Smith. - FILE PHOTO/GETTY IMAGES India Test vice-captain and his statemate Ajinkya Rahane is third in the list with 487 runs comprising two hundreds (102 against West Indies in North Sound and 115 against South Africa in Ranchi) and three fifties.READ| Only Dhoni knows what lies ahead, says Chennai Super Kings teammate WatsonStar batsman Virat Kohli is the No. 4 in the chart with 453 runs. Even he scored an unbeaten 254 against South Africa in Pune.World Test Championship: Top 10 run-scorersSteve Smith (Australia): 774 in four TestsRohit Sharma (India): 529 in three TestsAjinkya Rahane (India): 487 in five TestsVirat Kohli (India): 453 in five TestsBen Stokes (England): 441 in five TestsMayank Agarwal (India): 420 in five TestsRory Burns (England): 390 in five TestsMarnus Labuschagne (Australia): 353 in four TestsMatthew Wade (Australia) : 337 in five TestsJoe Root (England): 325 in five Tests As of October 30, 2019 Subscribe to our daily newsletter Get your daily dose of Sportstar with handpicked stories delivered right to your inbox! SUBSCRIBE Please enter a valid email address.
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