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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Australian captain Steve Smith today said he was not sure if he was one of the "couple of individuals" from the Australian team who Virat Kohli did not want to be friends with.
Indian captain Virat Kohli today described the 2-1 triumph over Australia as his side's best series win so far, saying his highly motivated teammates give it right back when poked.
Apart from some sensational batting and bowling performances, the series was also replete with controversies that really spiced up affairs between the two top cricket teams.
Conceding that he was in his “own bubble” at times, Australia captain Steve Smith today apologised for letting his “emotions slip” during the aggressively-contested Test series against India.
Australian captain Steve Smith was heard uttering expletives against Indian Murali Vijay after the fielder claimed to have taken a catch that was deemed not clean.
India batted for an over and are still to open their scoring with both the openers Lokesh Rahul and Murali Vijay intact.
Australia's Steve Smith on Friday felt Ajinkya Rahane will do a good job as skipper in the probable absence of Virat Kohli, terming the India vice-captain a "more chilled out guy" than his opposite number.
Ahead of Australia's fourth and final cricket Test against India here, the Steve Smith-led team today held a relaxing session with the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama. After rubbing noses with the Dalai Lama
Steve Smith today said India's inability to bowl Australia out on the final day of the drawn third cricket Test will be hurting the hosts and the momentum will be with the visitors going into the series deciding final Test in Dharamsala.
Virat Kohli claimed that the home team physio Patrick Farhart was disrespected by Australian players.
Australian skipper Steve Smith today became the third Australian batsman after Sir Don Bradman and Matthew Hayden to complete 5,000 runs in Test cricket. It took Smith 97 innings to complete the 5000-run feat. Smith
Indian allrounder Ravindra Jadeja took a splendid catch to dismiss Australia’s vice-captain David Warner during the third cricket Test between India and Australia at the JSCA International Stadium here on Thursday. Jadeja, a left-arm spinner,
Australian skipper Steve Smith today rejected Virat Kohli's insinuation that he repeatedly cheated while taking DRS calls, saying the claims by his Indian counterpart are "complete rubbish".
Indian skipper Virat Kohli today said that he has no regret over his war of words with Steve Smith over the DRS row but has decided to bury the hatchet and focus on the third cricket Test against Australia starting here tomorrow.
Hours after lodging a complaint with the ICC against Australian players for violating the DRS rules on the field, the BCCI has withdrawn the petition against skipper Steven Smith and Peter Handscomb.
India’s cricket governing body BCCI on Thursday filed an official complaint with the International Cricket Council (ICC) against Australian skipper Steve Smith and Peter Handscomb over the DRS issue. The ICC had on Wednesday
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday announced that it will take no action against Steve Smith and Virat Kohli over the ongoing DRS controversy. “The ICC has confirmed that no charges have been laid
The DRS row between India and Australia took a new turn today with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) jumping to the defence of Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli who had accused the right-handed batsman of ‘cheating in the usage of the
Australia batsman Peter Handscombe has admitted his fault in suggesting skipper Steve Smith to seek inputs from the dressing room after being adjudged leg-before off Umesh Yadav on the fourth day of the second Test.
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