The Rajasthan Royals had released Steve Smith ahead of the IPL 2021 auction, and Delhi Capitals eventually bought him for INR 2.2 crore.

The clip was shown by the broadcasters ahead of the start of the third Test, which is a day-night affair, a second of its kind on Indian soil, and the video immediately went viral all over social media.

The 31-year-old, who was released by Rajasthan Royals, was acquired by Delhi Capitals for Rs 2.2 crore at the IPL auctions last week.

Delhi Capitals bought 8 players in the IPL 2021 Auction, spending the most on England all-rounder Tom Curran (Rs 5.25 crore).

Smith had entered the 2021 IPL auction with a base price of Rs 2 crore.

The Delhi franchise bought Australia's Steve Smith for INR 2.2 crore in the IPL 2021 Auction.

This is the third time he is winning the prestigious medal. He was pipped by David Warner by one vote last year.

Recalling series win against Australia, Coach Ravi Shastri and Indian skipper Virat Kohli sounded bullish as the coach reminded that a depleted India won the series against a full strength Australia.

Paine's performance behind the wicket and his tactics as captain in the just-concluded Test series against India which Australia lost 1-2 were severely criticised by former players.

Rajasthan Royals named Sanju Samson as their new skipper for the impending IPL 2021 season, after parting ways with Steve Smith.

Smith finished IPL 2020 with 311 runs in the 14 matches he played, at a strike rate of 131, including three half-centuries. Rajasthan Royals finished bottom of the table with six wins in 14 games.

Smith and vice-captain David Warner had resigned in the aftermath of the scandal during the Cape Town Test against South Africa in March 2018 and since then Tim Paine has been at the helm of the Test team.

Steve Smith reckons that with the Gabba track starting to play a few tricks, staying patient would be imperative for his team's bowlers when they defend an imposing 328 against a determined India.

Rohit appears to imitate Steve Smith on the crease after the star Aussie batsman stirred controversy by allegedly scuffing off Rishabh Pant's crease while shadow batting in Sydney Test.

A new and longer video of Steve Smith scuffing off crease during the third Test suggests the Oz star batsman did the act after the groundstaff draw fresh crease during drinks' break.

Vaughan came down heavily on Smith for the incident saying that the former Oz skipper has let his team down again by scuffing off Rishabh Pant's guard.

Smith was caught on stump camera trying to remove Pant's guard during the fifth day of the third Test as Australia tried hard to get rid of the left-handed wicketkeeper-batsman who went on the counter-attack.

A video footage showed Smith scuffing up the batsman's guard during drinks break in the first session on Monday. Pant scored a fluent 97 to raise India's hopes for a win.

Smith (900 points) is placed second behind New Zealand captain Kane Williamson (919) with Kohli at third with 870 points.

Both Tim Paine and Steve Smith were panned by fans and experts alike for their unsportsman-like conduct during Tuesday's drawn Sydney Test.