Steven Smith

Steven Smith is an iconic Australian right-handed batsman, known as "The Modern Bradman," representing Australia, NSW, and the Sydney Sixers (BBL), celebrated for his incredible Test record (over 10,000 runs, high batting ratings), leadership (former captain), and winning major ICC trophies (ODI WC 2015, T20 WC 2021, WTC 2023), despite controversies like the 2018 ball-tampering ban, earning numerous awards including Allan Border Medal.

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Debut In International Cricket Of Steven Smith

Test – 13 July 2010 vs Pakistan at Lord’s
ODI – 19 February 2010 vs West Indies at Melbourne
T20I – 5 February 2010 vs Pakistan at Melbourne

Cricket & More Of Steven Smith

International: Australia
Domestic (Australia): New South Wales (Blues)
Big Bash League (BBL): Sydney Sixers
IPL (India): Rajasthan Royals, Delhi Capitals, Rising Pune Supergiant
Other T20 Leagues: Worcestershire (England), Comilla Victorians (Bangladesh), Multan Sultans (Pakistan), Barbados Royals (Caribbean)

Records Of Steven Smith

Steven Smith is one of the most successful and decorated cricketers in the world. Some of his achievements include:

Second-fastest batsman (after Kumar Sangakkara), fourth Australian overall to reach 9,000 runs in Test cricket.
Fastest Australian batsman and sixth-fastest batsman in the world to reach 10,000 runs in International cricket.
Fastest batsman to reach 7,000 and 8,000 runs in Tests.
Joint second-fastest batsman (after Don Bradman), youngest Australian and fourth youngest overall to reach 6,000 runs in Tests.
Second batsman to score more than 1,000 runs in Test cricket in four consecutive calendar years
First batsman to register ten successive scores of 50 or more against a single opponent in Test history.
The second-highest Test batting rating (947), behind Don Bradman’s 961, reached on 30 December 2017.
Only player to win the ICC Test Player of the Year award more than once.
Second youngest batsman to top the ICC Test batting rankings
Joint most consecutive 50+ scores in World Cup history with five such scores in the 2015 Cricket World Cup
Joint most 50+ scores (four) in Cricket World Cup knockout matches.
During the 2018 Australian tour to South Africa, he equalled the world record by taking five catches as a non-wicketkeeper in a Test innings and was the 11th fielder to achieve this feat.
Youngest player to win the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy (ICC Cricketer of the Year award).
Fastest batsman after Donald Bradman (68 Innings) to reach 25 test centuries (119 Innings)
Fifth player to win the Allan Border Medal more than once.
First cricketer to win the McGilvray Medal four times.
Named as ICC Test batsman of the 2010s.
Fastest Australian batsman to reach 14,000 runs in International cricket.
First player to score a century in the Big Bash League for the Sydney Sixers. Smith scored 101 runs of 56 deliveries at C.ex Coffs International Stadium in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales against the Adelaide Strikers in their 59 run win. He was also named Man of the Match.
Third player to win the Allan Border Medal four times, a record alongside former captains Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke.
Least number of innings to reach 32 centuries in Test cricket, with 174 innings.
Fastest player to take 300 catches in the history of international cricket and currently holds the highest catches per innings ratio in the history of the cricket.

Awards Of Steve Smith

Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy (ICC Cricketer of the Year): 2015
ICC Test Player of the Year: 2015, 2017
ICC Men’s Test Player of the Decade: 2011–2020
ICC Men’s Test Team of the Decade: 2011–2020
ICC Test Team of the Year: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
ICC ODI Team of the Year: 2015
Allan Border Medal: 2015, 2018, 2021, 2023
Australian Test Player of the Year: 2015, 2018
Australian One Day International Player of the Year: 2015, 2021
Compton–Miller Medal: 2017–18, 2019
McGilvray Medal: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Steve Waugh Award: 2009–10, 2011–12
Wisden Cricketers of the Year: 2015

Controversies Of Steven Smith

Steven Smith is a high-profile and successful athlete, and as such, he has faced his share of controversies over the years.

Steve took a magnificent catch of Pakistani batsman Fawad Alam in slips which was a little controversial as Smith ran to the ball before the batsmen played the shot, later it was declared a fair catch.
On 24 March 2018, during the evening session on the third day of the 3rd Test match between Australia and South Africa, Australia’s Cameron Bancroft was caught on camera damaging the ball with a small yellow object (ball-tampering). At the press conference after the day’s play, Bancroft accepted that he was trying to alter the ball with yellow tape attached to some padding, with captain Steve Smith fully aware about it as it was planned during the lunch break by the “leadership group,” of the team. After the investigation, the Cricket Australia banned Steve Smith and David Warner for a year, and Cameron Bancroft for 9 months, from international and domestic cricket

Girlfriends And More Of Steven Smith

Danielle Willis
Instagram Account:- @dani_willis

Favourites Of Steven Smith

Batsman	Ricky Ponting
Bowler	Shane Warne
Tennis Player	Roger Federer
Favourite Film	Hollywood: Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Favourite TV Shows	American: Las Vegas, CSI, Two and a Half Men, One Tree Hill
Favourite Musicians	Florence + The Machine, Little Birdy, Vampire Weekend, La Roux, The Killers
Favourite Food	Chicken Schnitzel, Acai
Favourite Restaurant	Clovelly Hotel in Sydney

Salary Of Steven Smith

Salary – Retainer Fee – $1.2 Million (AUD)

– Test Fee – $14,000 (AUD)

– ODI Fee -$7,000 (AUD)

– T20 Fee – $5,000 (AUD)

Net Worth (Approx) – $9 Million (AUD)

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FAQs About Steve Smith

Is Steve Smith a good ODI batsman?

Steve Smith is among the best batsmen in the world for quite some time now.

Is Steve Smith the greatest of all time?

In 66 Tests, Smith has scored 25 centuries and averages 63.24, the second highest Test batting average behind Sir Donald Bradman’s 99.94 among those who have played at least 20 Tests.

Who is the toughest bowler for Steve Smith?

Steve Smith has picked Pakistan’s left-arm pacer, Mohammad Amir, as the toughest bowler he has encountered in international cricket.

Which bowlers dismissed Steve Smith most?

R Ashwin becomes 1st bowler to dismiss Steve Smith on a duck twice in his Test career.

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