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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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.
Steve Smith was announced the man-of-the-match in the fourth Test for his contribution of 293 runs in the game, which included a double century.
After Steve Smith scored yet another important knock in the second innings of the ongoing fourth Test, former Australian captain Steve Waugh heaped praises on the batsman.
David Warner has struggled to deal with Stuart Broad's line, swing and has got out to him six times in the ongoing Ashes series.
Pat Cummins's late burst reduced England to 18/2 at the end of day four in the fourth Test at Old Trafford in Manchester.
Chasing 386 to win, England lost Rory Burns and Joe Root off two consecutive deliveries in the very first over from Pat Cummins, as Australia close in on retaining the Ashes.
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Steve Smith has been in brilliant form ever since his comeback to the longest format of the game, and smashed a double-century on Day 2 of the ongoing fourth Ashes Test.
Ricky Ponting talked about Steve Smith's innings against Australia in the first innings of the fourth Test, and hinted at ways with which English pacers could get him out.
Shane Warne said that if he had to pick one for Tests, Steve Smith would have a slight advantage over his otherwise favourite Virat Kohli.
Steve Smith struck the third double century of his career to continue his extraordinary form in this Ashes series and leave Australia in total control of the 4th Test.
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