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.
Read MoreIan 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."
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.
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.
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.
Samson also rated Smith as one of the best brains in world cricket and said he shared a good relationship with him.
Former great Ian Chappell was asked to choose between Indian captain Virat Kohli and Australia's Steve Smith.
Chahal however did keep his teammates Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli at the top of the list while not specifying the positions.
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.
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.
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.
Flintoff believes the whole team must have been part of the incident one way or the other.
At home with his family during the isolation period, Smith is working on improving his hand-eye coordination through isolation batting.
Steve Smith was captain of Rising Pune Supergiant when Unadkat had his breakthrough season in the 2017 Indian Premier League (IPL).
Steve Smith and his wife Dani Willis were saddened by the passing away of their dog Charlie.
Lyon reckons that Paine has been “absolutely incredible” ever since taking up the responsibility post the infamous ball-tampering scandal in 2018.
Abbas also claimed that Australia's Steve Smith is more consistent than Kohli in Test cricket.
Australian batsman Steve Smith heaped praise on the Indian bowler during a podcast session with Ish Sodhi for Rajasthan Royals.
Steve Smith said that he is excited to see how Jaiswal would do if and when the season starts.
Smith had captained Australia to a massive 333-run win in the first Test against India in Pune during the 2017 series. However, India fought back to win two of the next three Tests and won the series.
Rajasthan Royals' Steve Smith said this while speaking to Ish Sodhi in a podcast organised by Rajasthan Royals
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