Know Steven Smith who would be the captain

New Delhi: On Wednesday Steve Smith will become Australia's 45th Test captain and at the age of 25 will become one of the youngest leaders. He has been named Australia's Test captain, replacing injured skipper Michael Clarke for the rest of the series against India.Smith is seen as the long-term successor to Clarke and was announced on Monday as the team's new leader for the Brisbane Test, starting on Wednesday."As a captain, I think first and foremost I'll try to lead from the front with my performance on the field," he said. "And in regards to tactics and everything, I think we've been pretty good this year. Pup's (Clarke's) been amazing with what he's done. I don't feel there's any real need for a big change there."Lets know more about this young man...Steven Peter Devereux "Steve" Smith is an Australian international cricketer who is vice-captain of the Australian test team and currently plays for the New South Wales Blues and the Rajasthan Royals.Starting as an all-rounder he now is primarily a batsman for state and country. He bats right-handed and bowls right arm leg spin. Smith has played for the Kent Second XI, New South Wales, the Sutherland Cricket Club and Illawong Menai Cricket Club.Smith made his First Class debut against Western Australia at the SCG on 24 January 2008. He scored 33 in his only innings as NSW defeated WA outright.He was part of the New South Wales team that won the 2009 Twenty20 Champions League.Smith recently achieved his highest score in One Day Domestic (ODD) competitions in Australia against Tasmania. Following a middle order collapse, Smith resurrected the innings with a quickfire 81 off 58 deliveries, taking the Blues total to a respectable 271. The game was lost despite Smith's efforts.Smith was called up to the Australian Test squad in 2010 to cover for spinner Nathan Hauritz who was in doubt for Boxing Day Test against Pakistan, but Hauritz managed to recover. In the first innings of the last Test of the 2013 Ashes Series at The Oval, Smith scored his maiden hundred, reaching the total in style by hitting a six off the bowling of Jonathan Trott.By the end of the 2009–2010 domestic season Smith had a first-class batting average of over 50 after just 13 first-class matches. While his first-class bowling average in the high forties was not as impressive, his bowling appeared to be steadily improving following some well-publicised mentoring from Shane Warne. In the final match of the season he took 7 for 64 in the second innings against South Australia.Playing in a club match, right-handed Smith took guard left-handed and hit a six.One of his earliest achievements was being the leading wicket taker at the 2008 KFC 20/20 competition. This was despite only playing 4 out of the 5 games. He took 4/15 against Queensland and finished with 9 wickets overall. Due to his efforts, he was named the second best player of the tournament. International career:In the 2010 Twenty-Twenty World Cup he took 11 wickets over seven games at an average of 14.81 to finish as the equal second highest wicket-taker at the tournament.Smith made his test debut at Lords in 2010, playing both tests against Pakistan in the 2010 test series played in England. He took 3 wickets for 51 in the second innings of his debut test. He played an impressive role with the bat in the second innings. Batting with the tail he scored 77 including nine fours and two sixes off successive balls, helping Australia to set a competitive target after having been bowled out for 88 in the first innings.He made his One Day International debut for Australia in the fifth match of the ODI Series against the West Indies on 19 February 2010 and his Test debut against Pakistan at Lord's on 13 July 2010.Smith's fielding attracted attention during the 2009–2010 season with some spectacular catches in the outfield.He made his maiden test century in the fifth Ashes test of the 2013 series in England, becoming only the sixth Australian to reach his maiden Test 100 with a six.On December 15th 2014 Steve Smith has been named Australia's new vice-captain and will skipper against India this summer with Brad Haddin as his deputy.Indian Premier League:Steve Smith was first bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore at IPL 2010 as a replacement for Jesse Ryder.During the 2011 IPL player auction, Steve Smith was bought by Kochi Tuskers Kerala for $200,000. But he had to undergo an ankle operation was not available to play for them that season. The next season, Kochi Tuskers got disbanded from the IPL. As a result, Steve Smith was put up for auction, but went unsold at the 2012 IPL Players Auction. But he was brought as a replacement for Mitchell Marsh in the Pune Warriors India team.In his first match for the Pune Warriors India, he scored 39 runs off 32 balls to lead his team to victory against the Mumbai Indians. He received the Man of the match award for this effort.In the auction for IPL 2014, Smith was bought by Rajasthan Royals for Rs.4.1 crore which was the expensive buy for the franchise in the auction.ODI Centuries Runs Balls Against Venue Year Result 101 118 Pakistan Sharjah 2014 Won 104 112 South Africa Melbourne 2014 Won Test Centuries Runs Balls Against Venue Year Result 138* 241 England Oval, London 2013 Drawn 111 208 England Perth, Australia 2013 Won 115 154 ENgland SCG, Australia 2014 Won 100 213 South Africa Centurion, SAouth Africa 2014 Won 162* 231 India Adelaide, Australia 2014 Won AUSTRALIA'S YOUNGEST TEST CAPTAINSIAN CRAIG (22 years, 194 days)KIM HUGHES (25 years, 57 days)THE RISE AND RISE OF STEVE SMITHTEST RECORD:779 runs from 13 innings at 77.90 in 2014327 runs from 9 innings at 40.87 v England in 2013/14269 runs from 5 innings at 67.25 v South Africa in 2014174 runs from 4 innings at 43.50 v Pakistan in 2014214 runs from 2 innings at N/A v India in 2014/15STEVE SMITH23 Tests1749 runs at 46.03Debuted in July 2010 against Pakistan at Lord'sAustralia's 415th Test player and 45th Test captainUnbeaten 162 against India was highest Test score