David Warner praised Steve Smith's work ethic after the legendary batter registered his 35th Test century in the ongoing first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle. Find out more, only on CricTracker.

Former Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting has hailed Steve Smith as the greatest player of his generation. Ponting's statement comes after Smith's incredible feat of scoring 10,000 Test runs during series opener in Sri Lanka. The latter reached the feat on Day 1 in Galle.

Former cricketer David Warner on Wednesday showered praise on top Australia batter Steve Smith and called him an "amazing" cricket player.Smith made history on Wednesday, scoring his 35th Test century and also becoming only the fourth Australia batter to touch the 10,

Ravi Shastri and Steve Smith (Source:Tom Dulat-ICC/ICC via Getty Images and ISHARA S. KODIKARA/AFP via Getty Images) and Australia continued their dominance in the longest format of the game during the ongoing first Test against Sri Lanka.

Vaughan lauded Smith's unorthodox batting style and ability to adapt. "I would argue that he is the best modern-day Test match player. I think he is the best problem solver," he told Fox Sports. He added, "He has a quirky technique but he just seems to be able to pick the ball out of the bowler's hand quicker than most."

A fter close to a month's wait, Steve Smith finally reached the milestone of 10,000 runs in Test cricket. With a flick of the bat through short mid-wicket for a single on his firs