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
THE RISE AND RISE OF STEVE SMITH
TEST RECORD:
779 runs from 13 innings at 77.90 in 2014
327 runs from 9 innings at 40.87 v England in 2013/14
269 runs from 5 innings at 67.25 v South Africa in 2014
174 runs from 4 innings at 43.50 v Pakistan in 2014
214 runs from 2 innings at N/A v India in 2014/15
STEVE SMITH
23 Tests
1749 runs at 46.03
Debuted in July 2010 against Pakistan at Lord's
Australia's 415th Test player and 45th Test captain
Unbeaten 162 against India was highest Test score