Full Information of Steve Smith Steven Peter Devereux Smith

#Full Information of Steve Smith Steven Peter Devereux Smith: Steve Smith -

Steven Peter Devereux Smith (born 2 June 1989) is an Australian international cricketer and captain of the Australian national.

Although initially selected as a leg-spinner for Australia in 2010, Smith primarily plays as a batsman who occasionally bowls to break partnerships. After playing five Tests between 2010 and 2011, he returned to the Australian Test side in 2013 and took over the captaincy from Michael Clarke in 2015, after which he played at either No. 3 or No. 4 in almost all formats.

In March 2018, Smith faced heavy criticism for ball tampering in the third Test as captain against South Africa, hosted by Cameron Bancroft and masterminded by David Warner, during which he led the team, and his place Tim took the pen. Following a Cricket Australia investigation, Smith has been banned from all Australian international and domestic cricket for one year from 29 March 2018 and banned from considering any leadership roles for a further year.

In November 2021 he returned to captain Australia for the 2021-22 Ashes series when Pat Cummins was unavailable. Since returning as captain in the 2022–23 ODI series against India and the West Indies, he has captained 4 Tests (including Australia’s only Test win in India in 2017 when he was captain) and 7 He has won Go ODI matches. Series 2023-24. From 2021, he was Australia's vice-captain in Test cricket. 

In January 2024, Smith started batting at No. 4 in Tests and had successful batting debuts for Australia in IPL, BBL, Twenty20 and ODIs.

Early and personal life -

Steve Smith was born on 2 June 1989 in Kogarah, Sydney, to an Australian father, Peter, with a degree in chemistry, and an English mother, Gillian. Smith attended Menai High School and moved to England to study cricket at the age of 17, where he played club cricket for Sevenoaks Wines in the Kent Cricket League. He performed so well for Sevenoaks that he was selected to play for Surrey's second eleven.

Because his mother was born in London, Smith holds dual British and Australian citizenship. In 2011, Smith began dating Danny Willis, a business and law student at Macquarie University. The couple announced their engagement in June 2017 while vacationing in New York. They were married on September 15, 2018, in Berrima, New South Wales.

Youth and indoor career -

Steve Smith was a member of the Australian under-19 squad for the 2008 Cricket World Cup in Malaysia, where he scored 114 runs and took 7 wickets in four matches.

Smith made his first-class debut for New South Wales on 25 January 2008 at the SCG. He scored 33 in his only match when New South Wales defeated Western Australia. He is J.K. He was the son of. left. They are there. They won the Champions League T20 in 2009. Smith scored 33 runs with the bat and took two wickets in the final against Trinidad and Tobago in Hyderabad.

By the end of the 2009–10 domestic season, Smith's first-class scoring average exceeded 50 after 13 first-class appearances. His first-class bowling average in the 40s was not that impressive, but after some advice and praise from Shane Warne, his bowling steadily improved and in the final match of the season he took 7 for 64 in the second innings against Souths.

Big Bash League -

Smith made his T20 debut for New South Wales in the six-team KFC Big Bash against South Australia in Adelaide. Smith was the leading wicket-taker in the 2008 Big Bash Tournament against Queensland with 4 for 15, taking a total of 9 wickets. He was also named the second-best player of the tournament. In 2011–12, the Australian Twenty20 competition became the eight-team Big Bash League, based in the city. When Brad Haddin was unable to play due to Test duty, Smith joined the Sydney Sixers and served as captain, leading the team to victory in the first season, with a half-century and 6 wickets at an economy rate of 8.06. To. For over. He also took nine catches in the entire tournament.  Ganguly beat him. He played for the same franchise in 2013 under the captaincy of Angelo Mathews. After missing two years in the Big Bash, Smith re-signed with the Sydney Sixers and will join the BBL12 in 2023. He belongs to the Adelaide Strikers. 101 runs were scored. Sixers won by 59 runs in 56 balls. In the next match against Sydney Thunder, Smith scored 125* off 66 balls.

Indian Premier League -

Smith was first signed by Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2010 to replace Jesse Ryder in the Indian Premier League. He was bought by Kochi Tuskers Kerala for $200,000 during the 2011 IPL player auction but had to undergo ankle surgery and was not available to play for them that season.

The next season, Kochi Tuskers were knocked out of the IPL, and Smith was auctioned off. He went unsold in the 2012 IPL player auction but was later snapped up by Warriors India in Pune in exchange for Mitchell Marsh.

Smith was bought by Rajasthan Royals in the 2014 IPL auction for $600,000. Smith was handed the captaincy of the Royals in the second half of the 2015 season, leading to a crucial tournament playoff victory. They came and cooked

During the 2016 IPL auction, Smith was bought by new franchise Rising Pune Super Giants at a pre-auction price ($600,000), and while initially struggling, Smith eventually scored 46* against Sunrisers Hyderabad, and his low scoring finished the streak. His form continued with a 54-ball 101 against Gujarat Lions where he registered his maiden T20I century. He scored 45 against Mumbai Indians, but then a wrist injury ruled him out of the tournament.

The Supergiant management dropped MS Dhoni as captain and appointed Smith as captain for the season 2017. The Supergiants finished second with 8 wins from 10 matches and qualified for the playoffs with Smith as captain earning praise from eminent cricketers and pundits like Sunil Gavaskar and Kevin Pietersen to a 20-run win over the Indians in Mumbai in the top qualifiers and his team advanced to the final by 1. In the final, Smith’s team faced Mumbai again. 

He was named captain of Rajasthan Royals for IPL 2018 in February 2018. However, the team then announced that he was involved in the Australian Test team ball-tampering controversy during the third Test in South Africa in March, Asti Smith took over Lihlen and became the new captain of Rajasthan Royals, replacing Ajinkya Rahane who resigned from the post.

On March 28, 2018, Steve Smith and fellow Australian David Warner were banned by Cricket Australia for the upcoming edition of IPL 2018 for their respective teams by the Board of Control for Cricket in India for their involvement in ball-tampering incidents.

In November 2018, Smith left Rajasthan Royals for the Indian Premier League 2019. Smith, who missed six of the first eight matches of the season, replaced Ajinkya Rahane as Rajasthan Royals captain, averaging 39.87 in the tournament, scoring 319 runs, including 100 runs. three. Half a century - century.

Other franchises: T20 Cricket -

In May 2018, Smith was named one of the brand’s top 10 players in Canada’s first edition of the global Twenty20 cricket tournament. On June 3, 2018, he was selected to play for the Toronto Nationals in the inaugural player draft. In his first international since being banned for ball-tampering, Smith partnered Anton Devsic in the Toronto Nationals' six-wicket win over the Vancouver Knights, scoring 61 runs at an average of 33.40 off 41 balls in six games, including two fifties also included.

In July 2018, Smith was named in the Barbados Tridents squad for the sixth edition of the Caribbean Premier League.

In September 2018, Smith returned to Australian club cricket in Sutherland’s 91-85 ODI defeat against Mossman. In October 2018, he was selected as one of the fourteen platinum players in the fourth edition of the Pakistan Super League.

In December 2018, Smith was named in the Comilla Victoria squad for the sixth edition of the Bangladesh Premier League. 

International Invasion -

2010–2011: Debut and early international career -

Steve Smith made his T20 international debut in February 2010 against Pakistan in Melbourne. He made his one-day international debut the same month, playing his fifth game, against the West Indies in Melbourne. chain.

Australia finished runners-up to England in the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies. Smith was the second-highest wicket-taker in the tournament with 11 wickets in seven games at an average of 14.81.

Smith made his Test debut at Lord’s in July 2010 and played two Tests against Pakistan in the 2010 Test series in England. He mostly batted himself and batted less, although he was not asked to do so in the early innings. He took 3 for 51 in the second innings to help Australia win by 150 runs. He conceded only 10 runs in the second Test but he did not take any wickets, although he was brilliant with the bat in the second innings in the first innings he scored 88 consecutive runs and crushed Australia for runs and that helped With some phenomenal catches in the field during the 2009–10 seasons, Smith’s progress was evident.

In the Australian summer of 2010–11, Smith played three Tests in the 2010–11 Ashes series, this time playing more as a batsman, gradually moving up to sixth in the order, his performance in the series was solid, as a decade ahead ., starting two fifties. After the 2010–11 Ashes, Smith would not play Tests for the next two years, with the next Test series in March 2013 against India.

List of international cricket centuries by Steve Smith -

Steve Smith Test centuries -

Test centuries scored by Steve Smith

No.	Score	Against	Pos.	Inn.	Test	Venue	H/A/N	Date	Result
1	138*	England	5	1	5/5	The Oval, London	Away	21 August 2013	Drawn
2	111	England	5	1	3/5	WACA Ground, Perth	Home	13 December 2013	Won
3	115	England	5	1	5/5	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	Home	3 January 2014	Won
4	100	South Africa	6	1	1/3	SuperSport Park, Centurion	Away	12 February 2014	Won
5	162*	India	5	1	1/4	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	Home	9 December 2014	Won
6	133	India	4	2	2/4	The Gabba, Brisbane	Home	17 December 2014	Won
7	192	India	4	1	3/4	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne	Home	26 December 2014	Drawn
8	117	India	4	1	4/4	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	Home	6 January 2015	Drawn
9	199	West Indies	3	1	2/2	Sabina Park, Kingston	Away	11 June 2015	Won
10	215	England	3	1	2/5	Lord's, London	Away	16 July 2015	Won
11	143	England	3	1	5/5	The Oval, London	Away	20 August 2015	Won
12	138	New Zealand	3	3	2/3	WACA Ground, Perth	Home	13 November 2015	Drawn
13	134*	West Indies	4	1	2/3	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne	Home	26 December 2015	Won
14	138	New Zealand	4	2	2/2	Hagley Oval, Christchurch	Away	20 February 2016	Won
15	119	Sri Lanka	3	2	3/3	Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo	Away	15 August 2016	Lost
16	130	Pakistan	4	1	1/3	The Gabba, Brisbane	Home	15 December 2016	Won
17	165*	Pakistan	4	2	2/3	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne	Home	26 December 2016	Won
18	109	India	3	3	1/4	Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune	Away	23 February 2017	Won
19	178*	India	3	1	3/4	JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi	Away	16 March 2017	Drawn
20	111	India	3	1	4/4	HPCA Stadium, Dharamshala	Away	25 March 2017	Lost
21	141*	England	4	2	1/5	The Gabba, Brisbane	Home	23 November 2017	Won
22	239	England	4	2	3/5	WACA Ground, Perth	Home	14 December 2017	Won
23	102*	England	4	3	4/5	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne	Home	26 December 2017	Drawn
24	144	England	4	1	1/5	Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham	Away	1 August 2019	Won
25	142	England	4	3	1/5	Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham	Away	1 August 2019	Won
26	211	England	4	1	4/5	Old Trafford, Manchester	Away	4 September 2019	Won
27	131	India	4	1	3/4	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	Home	7 January 2021	Drawn
28	145*	Sri Lanka	4	1	2/2	Galle International Stadium, Galle	Away	8 July 2022	Lost
29	200*	West Indies	4	1	1/2	Perth Stadium, Perth	Home	30 November 2022	Won
30	104	South Africa	4	1	3/3	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	Home	4 January 2023	Drawn
31	121	India	4	1	1/1	The Oval, London	Neutral	7 June 2023	Won
32	110	England	4	1	2/5	Lord's, London	Away	28 June 2023	Won

Steve Smith One Day International Centuries -

ODI centuries scored by Steve Smith

No.	Score	Against	Pos.	Inn.	S/R	Venue	H/A/N	Date	Result
1	101	Pakistan	3	1	85.59	Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah	Neutral	7 October 2014	Won
2	104	South Africa	4	2	92.85	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne	Home	21 November 2014	Won
3	102*	England	3	2	107.36	Bellerive Oval, Hobart	Home	23 January 2015	Won
4	105	India	3	1	112.90	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	Home	26 March 2015	Won
5	149	India	3	2	110.37	WACA Ground, Perth	Home	12 January 2016	Won
6	108	South Africa	3	1	100.93	Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban	Away	5 October 2016	Lost
7	164	New Zealand	3	1	104.46	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	Home	4 December 2016	Won
8	108*	Pakistan	3	2	103.84	WACA Ground, Perth	Home	19 January 2017	Won
9	131	India	3	1	99.24	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru	Away	19 January 2020	Lost
10	105	India	3	1	159.09	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	Home	27 November 2020	Won
11	104	India	3	1	162.50	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	Home	29 November 2020	Won
12	105	New Zealand	3	1	80.15	Cazalys Stadium, Cairns	Home	11 September 2022	Won

Australian Captain(2015-2018) -

In 2015, Smith was named full-time captain of the Australian Test team following Michael Clarke’s retirement following Australia’s 3-2 Ashes series defeat. South Wales youngster David Warner was named vice-captain.

#Smith Playing style -

Smith is regarded as a dynamic batsman whose demeanor and characteristics attracted global attention. He often hovers above the crease, especially when bouncers run in, and against right-handed batsmen he keeps his fingers outside off-stump, keeping the bat close to his lower hand (i.e. on the side of the blade). controls the. batsman) and can play unusual cricket shots such as sweeps upside down. Playing a club game in January 2010, the right-handed Smith retained left-back for six games. Due to his unorthodox style, Smith was initially labeled as a limited-overs batsman who could struggle in the longer formats of the game, especially in the early stages of his career when he was prone to stumps, but his unique technique And Smith made up for it. great hands. His hand-eye coordination and focus, and his footwork against spinners in particular, are exemplary, with Smith seamlessly testing his technique in the Ashes during the 2013-14 Perth Test, during which he bowled the short ball and tried to resist the "Starting the Swing". He decided to achieve the change that raised his batting average from 33 in 2013 to 64.95 in 2019. In 2024, it is 58.01. At the time of the delivery, Smith's stumps were completely covered making it impossible to bowl. He can easily play any position on or off the team.

Career best performance -

This includes his 32 first-class centuries in Tests and 12 List-A centuries in one-day internationals. His best bowling performance of seven wickets at the cost of 64 runs (7/64) was for New South Wales against South Australia in the Sheffield Shield.

His highest ODI and List A cricket score was 164 against New Zealand at the Sydney Cricket Stadium in 2016.
His highest score in a T20 International is 90, which he scored in 2015 against England at the Sophia Gardens in Cardiff.
He has scored three twenties and twenty centuries. The first was for the Rising Pune Super Giants in the Indian Premier League in 2016 against Gujarat Lions at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune. The second was when he played for the CX Sydney Sixers at the SCG against the Thunder in the Big Bash League season where he scored. 125 off 66 balls.

#Statistics and Achievements -

Second fastest batsman to 9,000 runs in Test cricket (after Kumar Sangakkara), fourth Australian overall.
Fastest Australian batsman to score 10,000 runs in international cricket and the sixth fastest in the world.
Fastest batsman to score 7000 and 8000 runs in a Test match.
2nd fastest batsman (after Don Bradman), the youngest Australian, and 4th youngest 6000 Tests overall
First batsman in Test history to score 50 or more runs 10 consecutive times against the same opponent.
Don Bradman posted the second-highest Test batting score (947) on 30 December 2017 after 961 runs.
In the 2015 Cricket World Cup combined, five such figures were the highest number of consecutive scores of 50 or more in World Cup history.
Combine the highest score of over 50 (four) in a single Cricket World Cup.
During South Africa’s tour of Australia in 2018, he equaled the world record of five wickets in a Test innings, becoming the 11th player to achieve the feat.
Fastest batsman to reach 25 Test centuries (119 innings) after Donald Bradman (68 innings).
Allen became the fifth player to win the Border Medal more than once.
First cricketer to win the McGillvray Medal four times.
He was named the 2010 ICC Test Batsman of the Year.
Fastest Australian batsman to score 14,000 runs in international cricket.
The first player to score a Big Bash League century for the Sydney Sixers. Smith scored 101 off 56 balls in a 59-run win over the Adelaide Strikers at the CX Coffs International in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales. He was also declared the man of the match.
He is the third player to win the Allan Border Medal four times, a record held by former captain Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke.
The minimum number of innings to score 32 centuries in Test cricket is 174 innings.
He is the fastest bowler in the history of international cricket with 300 catches and currently has the highest innings ratio in the history of cricket.

Awards -

ICC Test Player of the Year: 2015, 2017
ICC Test Men’s 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, 2015
Allen Frontier Medal: 2015, 2018, 2021,2023
Australian One Day International Player of the Year: 2015, 2015.
Compton-Miller Medal: 2017-18;
McGillvray Medal 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Steve Waugh Award: 2009-10, 2011-12
Wisden’s Cricketer of the Year: 2015.

In popular cultures -

The Test is a 2020 Australian English-language television documentary originally produced for Amazon Prime Video. The documentary revolves around the infamous ball-tampering scandal in Cape Town in March 2018, how Australia rebuilt its reputation after the scandal, and Smith’s return to grace after the 2019 scandal, with him as the main subject of Strong batting performance. He was one of them. of the series.

He is regarded as the greatest Test batsman since Don Bradman and one of the best batsmen in all formats in the history of the game.