Playing in a club match, right-handed Smith took guard left-handed and hit a six.
One of his earliest achievements was being the leading wicket taker at the 2008 KFC 20/20 competition. This was despite only playing 4 out of the 5 games. He took 4/15 against Queensland and finished with 9 wickets overall. Due to his efforts, he was named the second best player of the tournament.
International career:
In the 2010 Twenty-Twenty World Cup he took 11 wickets over seven games at an average of 14.81 to finish as the equal second highest wicket-taker at the tournament.
Smith made his test debut at Lords in 2010, playing both tests against Pakistan in the 2010 test series played in England. He took 3 wickets for 51 in the second innings of his debut test. He played an impressive role with the bat in the second innings. Batting with the tail he scored 77 including nine fours and two sixes off successive balls, helping Australia to set a competitive target after having been bowled out for 88 in the first innings.
He made his One Day International debut for Australia in the fifth match of the ODI Series against the West Indies on 19 February 2010 and his Test debut against Pakistan at Lord's on 13 July 2010.
Smith's fielding attracted attention during the 2009–2010 season with some spectacular catches in the outfield.
He made his maiden test century in the fifth Ashes test of the 2013 series in England, becoming only the sixth Australian to reach his maiden Test 100 with a six.
On December 15th 2014 Steve Smith has been named Australia's new vice-captain and will skipper against India this summer with Brad Haddin as his deputy.
