Ashwin, who had entered the top 10 after the first Test in Visakhapatnam, has now moved to the seventh spot, courtesy his six wickets which he took against the Proteas in the second Test.

It was Smith's first duck in first-class cricket in 55 innings and almost three years. He was last dismissed for nought in November 2016.

Smith had an incredible Ashes series in England as he amassed 774 runs at a staggering average of 110.57 in the seven innings he played. In the process, he also surpassed India captain Virat Kohli as the top-ranked batsman in the ICC Test Rankings in the process.

Mayank's individual score of 215 is thus far the highest score by any batsman in Test cricket this year, surpassing Australian star Steve Smith's 211 which he scored in the fourth Ashes Test

On Saturday, Khadka outclassed modern-day legends like Virat Kohli, Steve Smith, Chris Gayle to register his name in the historic record books.

Former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar analysed Steve Smith's batting performances in the recently-concluded Ashes series.

Virat Kohli's commanding performance against South Africa last night is a further example of why the Indian skipper stands apart from his contemporaries.

Days after Smith redefined the art of run-scoring in an Ashes series that belonged to him, Woodhill said uniqueness and unorthodox styles should be celebrated.

Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly gave his opinion on the comparisons between Indian skipper Virat Kohli and Australia's Steve Smith.

The past month and a half had its fair share of moments to remember and cherish if one is a cricket lover as Ashes 2019 was a spectacle to remember forever.

Tim Paine became the first captain since Steve Waugh in 2001 to successfully take the urn back home from England after the five-match series ended in a 2-2 draw.

Throughout the 2019 World Cup and Ashes, English fans didn't mince their words and booed the former Aussie skipper in every possible way but in the end, the No.1 Test batsman just turned those boos into a standing ovation.

Australia's Steve Smith made a remarkable comeback to the longest format of the game, scoring 774 runs in merely 7 innings in Ashes 2019.

Smith, who has taken the ongoing Ashes by storm by scoring a record number of runs and a memorable double hundred, tied the knot with long-time girlfriend Willis on September 15 last year.

Steve Smith continued his record-breaking spree with 80 off 145 balls against England in the first innings of the fifth and final Ashes Test at The Oval.

After Steve Harmison, another former England bowler, Monty Panesar has said that despite his brilliant performances for Australia, Steve Smith will be known as a cheat.

Steve Smith has been slammed and called "classless" and "arrogant" for his actions following Australia's victory at Old Trafford but in the end, they turned out to be a clear misunderstanding.

Australia retained the Ashes after winning the Manchester Test and now lead the five-match Test series 2-1 with one match to go at The Oval.

Smith's player of the match effort of 211 and 82 runs in the two innings has lifted him to 937 rating points, only 10 less than his all-time best aggregate achieved in December 2017.

Steve Smith has scored 671 runs in five innings so far at an average of 134.20 in the Ashes but he is yet to win over all of England.