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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Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne have been the mainstays of the Australian team in Test cricket lately.
Sharing the picture on Instagram, Smith wrote: "Throwback to this time last year watching the Ice Hockey in New York with Dani Willis."
Virat Kohli leads second-placed Steve Smith by 17 points in the year-end ICC Test rankings for batsmen.
Amid the dramatic night session of the pink-ball Test, it was Steve Smith's wondrous catch at second slip that grabbed the limelight.
Labuschagne and Travis Head were unbeaten on 110 and 20 runs respectively after the home side elected to bat first in 40-degree (104 F) temperatures.
Adam Gilchrist also said that as long as Tim Paine is there in the side, he should be the skipper.
Cricket Australia (CA) has said that a different wicket is being prepared for the Boxing Day Test at the MCG to ensure that the surface is safe and meets international standards.
Indian captain Virat Kohli has reclaimed the no.1 spot in the latest ICC Test Rankings for batsmen.
According to Ian Chappell, Steve Smith changed Tim Paine's fielding set up with his own ideas.
Ian Chappell feels Steve Smith undermined current skipper Tim Paine by trying to set the field in the second Test against Pakistan
On Day 2, Steve Smith went past Don Bradman's Test tally and also became the fastest batsman to reach 7000 runs in the longest format.
The move was hinted at reminding the run-machine the number of times Yasir Shah has dismissed Steve Smith in Tests
In an interview to indiatvnews.com over email, renowned sports psychologist Sandy Gordon sheds light on various aspects of mental health, how the unique demands of cricket can impact players’ mental wellbeing and shares his views on surviving the demons of social media.
Australian batsman Steve Smith revealed why he ran 3 km from Gabba to the team hotel to punish himself after the first Test against Pakistan.
In the first innings of the first Test at the Gabba in Brisbane last Saturday, Smith faced only nine balls and was bowled by Yasir Shah for four runs.
Wasim Akram said that bowlers should concentrate on their own plans and not get distracted by Smith's actions at the crease.
Smith returned to Test cricket by taking the Ashes by storm earlier in the year. In the five-match series that was held across August and September in England, Smith scored a whopping 774 runs at an average of 110.57.
Australian cricketer Steve Smith helped save two young boys from killing themselves through his sessions on mental health struggle.
Rajasthan Royals released the joint most number of players -11 from their squad on IPL 2020 trading deadline day.
Smith took 290 deliveries to reach his hundred, which is the most he's ever faced to reach the three-figure mark, 'eclipsing' his marathon 261-ball ton at the Gabba in the opening Test of the 2017-18 Ashes series.
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