The 31-year-old had scored three centuries during the four-Test series in India in 2017 but Australia still ended up losing 1-2 and a Test win against Virat Kohli and his men ranks high in his list.

Playing his first Test series since the 2018 ball-tampering scandal led to him getting a one-year ban and losing the captaincy, Smith scored a mind-numbing 774 runs at an average of 110.57 from four Tests played.

The only other batsman who has garnered as much attention across formats as the Fab Four is Babar. And since 2018, Babar has outdone them all. No other batsman, in the last two years, with more than 500 runs, averages more than Babar's 65.5. 

Riyan Parag has said that it is a "dream come true" for him to be sharing dressing room with players like Steve Smith and Ben Stokes.

While Smith is sincerely hoping that Stokes doesn't bring in his A game during Australia's white-ball series in England, he wouldn't mind one bit if Stokes saves his best in the Royals jersey during upcoming IPL in the UAE.

Smith stated players will have to adapt to the conditions of the UAE but that's not going to be a problem as according to him, everyone will be eager to just get on the field and play good quality cricket

The Pakistan pacer heaped praise on Kohli's consistency and preferred him over Steve Smith, Joe Root, Kane Williamson and his teammate Babar Azam.

Marnus Labuschagne hailed Virat Kohli's ability in white-ball cricket and said he has learned a lot from the Indian skipper.

Smith on Monday took to social media to share a photo where he is seen taking an ice bath after a long time.

In his debut appearance, he batted at No. 8 and 9 scoring 1 and 12 respectively while also finished with bowling figures of 3 for 51 in the second innings.

Given a choice between Australia's destructive opener David Warner and Indian maestro Rohit, Roy took the name of the latter

The Test series will begin with the opener at Gabba on December 3, followed by a pink-ball affair at the Adelaide Oval. The Boxing Day Test and the New Year's tie will be played at the MCG and Sydney respectively. 

The 25-year-old also believes that he is an emotional person and overthinks about the game.

Smith has been a vital cog in Australia's wheel especially in red-ball cricket where he is the No.1 batsman in the world at the moment.

Smith was serving the one-year ball-tampering suspension when India toured Down Under in 2018-19 and won their maiden Test series 2-1 with David Warner also among the list of banned players.

Nabi also selected his Sunrisers Hyderabad teammate Kane Williamson as his favourite teammate from the franchise. 

Australian opener David Warner said that the four-match Test series between India and Australia will showcase a great battle between Kohli and Smith.

Smith has time and again spoken about how Kohli is a machine when it comes to scoring runs.

India will tour Australia for three ODIs, four Tests and three T20Is between October this year and January, 2021.

Smith, who is considered as one of the best batsmen of modern-day cricket, took KL Rahul's name when a fan asked him: "Which Indian player impressed you most?"