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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