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Steve Smith

Steve Smith Australian Cricketer

Height: 1.76 m DOB: June 2, 1989, Sydney, New South Wales

Having started his career as a leg spinner and a tail-ender in international cricket, Steve Smith rode on his consistency to become the number one Test batsman in ICC Rankings. He made his debut against Pakistan in 2010 at the 'Mecca of Cricket' Lord's. It was a disastrous debut for the former Australian skipper as he scored 1 and 12 runs in successive innings, though he was decent with the bowl as he picked up three wickets in second innings while he did not get chance to ball in the first innings. He marked his name in international cricket in 2013 Ashes, where he scored his first Test century at Oval. Despite having an unorthodox batting stance, Smith suddenly started dominating Test cricket as he has the ability to play both fast and spin bowlers. The 2014-2015 series against India was the path-breaking series for the Aussie as he scored four centuries. It was in the same summer when he was appointed as Australia's 45th Test captain in place of injured Michael Clarke. Everything was going right for the right-handed batsman but suddenly life took a U-turn and he got involved in the ball-tampering scandal with his two Australia teammates David Warner and Cameron Bancroft. The scandal, which rocked the cricket world, happened during a Test match against South Africa. Smith and Warner are suspended for One year while the young fast bowler Bancroft is suspended for nine months.

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Virat Kohli and Steve Smith

He will be nearly as good as Don Bradman: Brett Lee opines on Steve Smith vs Virat Kohli debate

Cricket | May 26, 2020, 12:04 PM IST

It was during an Instagram stay session with former Zimbabwe pacer Pommie Mbangwa that Lee was asked to choose between Kohli and Smith. 

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Australia were warned of 'doing something to ball' before sandpaper-gate: Ian Chappell

Cricket | May 18, 2020, 12:58 PM IST

Former Australian captain Ian Chappell has revealed that the Australian team was 'warned' of 'doing something with the ball' two Tests prior to the game when sandpaper-gate took place.

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Freak show: Pietersen explains what makes Kohli a better batsman than Smith, Sachin

Cricket | May 15, 2020, 10:14 PM IST

In a live Instagram session with former Zimbabwean cricketer Pommie Mbangwa, Pietersen reckoned that Kohli's insane numbers while chasing a game and ability to singlehandedly win games for India makes him a better batsman than Smith and Sachin. 

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A symbolic tweet: Shoaib Akhtar hits back at ICC for trolling his 'Steve Smith dismissal' tweet

Cricket | May 13, 2020, 04:51 PM IST

Reacting to Akhtar's claim that he can dismiss Smith "on the 4th ball", the ICC came up with a meme involving basketball legend Michael Jordan.

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ICC cheekily trolls Shoaib Akhtar after he claims to dismiss Steve Smith in four balls

Cricket | May 12, 2020, 01:41 PM IST

The ICC took to Twitter to cheekily troll former Pakistan bowler Shoaib Akhtar after he claimed that he would dismiss Australia's Steve Smith in four deliveries.

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They're the Federer and Nadal of cricket: AB de Villiers opens up on this batting rivalry

Cricket | May 12, 2020, 09:59 AM IST

AB de Villiers compared two modern-day greats in cricket to legendary tennis duo of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.

Shoaib Akhtar and Steve Smith

Three hurting bouncers and I can dismiss Steve Smith on the 4th ball: Shoaib Akhtar

Cricket | May 11, 2020, 10:02 PM IST

Unfortunately for the fans, none ever got to watch the contest for Smith never faced Akhtar in his career. Akhtar had retired from the game a year after Smith's international debut. 

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Looks good bro: Virat Kohli, Steve Smith react to Kane Williamson's 'fern' attempt

Cricket | May 11, 2020, 09:13 PM IST

On Sunday, Williamson shared a video on his Instagram account where he attempted to draw a fern on a cup of coffee.

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'He makes life tough for bowlers': Stuart Broad names best teammate and opponent in his career

Cricket | May 10, 2020, 03:20 PM IST

England bowler Stuart Broad names the best teammate and best opponent in his career so far.

Steve Smith runs a half marathon, happy to shave few minutes off

Steve Smith runs a half marathon, happy to shave few minutes off

Cricket | May 09, 2020, 07:06 PM IST

Steve Smith has been working out to keep his fitness level up as the Aussie cricketers gear up to return to training in some days.

India will not win in Australia if they can't dismiss Smith, Warner early: Ian Chappell

India will not win in Australia if they can't dismiss Smith, Warner early: Ian Chappell

Cricket | May 08, 2020, 05:44 PM IST

Ian Chappell added, "It will be a bit harder this time (for India) with Smith and Warner in the Australian side. But India are well equipped to handle Australian conditions."

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WATCH: Steve Smith 'shares some hints and tips on batting' amid COVID-19 pandemic

Cricket | May 07, 2020, 05:04 PM IST

Sharing a three-minute long-video on his Instagram account, Smith talked about the two types of bat swings that batsmen have and the sort of footwork and body posture that accompanies that two swings. 

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Virat Kohli's passion and drive to score runs is different to what Steve Smith's would be: Warner

Cricket | May 06, 2020, 03:22 PM IST

India skipper Kohli and top Australian batsman Smith are arguably the top two cricketers of the current era. They achieve new milestones consistently, invoking debates, who is better between them.

Virat Kohli and Steve Smith approach the game differently: Ajinkya Rahane

Virat Kohli and Steve Smith approach the game differently: Ajinkya Rahane

Cricket | May 06, 2020, 02:18 PM IST

Rahane explained that both Smith and Kohli -- currently ranked No.1 and No.2 respectively in the ICC Test rankings -- are excellent batsmen but their approach to the game is very different.

Sanju Samson reveals origin of Steve Smith's nickname 'Chachu'

Sanju Samson reveals origin of Steve Smith's nickname 'Chachu'

Cricket | May 06, 2020, 10:41 AM IST

Samson also rated Smith as one of the best brains in world cricket and said he shared a good relationship with him.

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Virat Kohli or Steve Smith? Ian Chappell picks his choice between the two

Cricket | May 01, 2020, 02:00 PM IST

Former great Ian Chappell was asked to choose between Indian captain Virat Kohli and Australia's Steve Smith.

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Who's better than Steve Smith at playing spin? Yuzvendra Chahal makes his pick

Cricket | Apr 29, 2020, 04:07 PM IST

Chahal however did keep his teammates Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli at the top of the list while not specifying the positions. 

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Steve Smith is both genius and a bit strange: Ben Stokes in awe of Rajasthan Royals teammate

Cricket | Apr 28, 2020, 09:48 PM IST

The two were supposed to reunite for IPL 2020 for Rajasthan Royals, but unfortunately, the season was postponed indefinitely until further notice by the BCCI. 

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Players have found cooking to be a really good stress buster: Rajasthan Royals physio

Cricket | Apr 22, 2020, 07:50 PM IST

The physio went on to explain how this was indeed an incredible opportunity for the people to change some habits, install new habits. John then went on to tell the viewers how the Royals players have taken to cooking.

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Test series against Australia with Warner, Smith back will be a different ball game: Rohit

Cricket | Apr 22, 2020, 05:14 PM IST

Rohit also added that the Australia series will be a challenging one given that the two teams are presently at the top of the World Test Championship table. 

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