Australia beat india by 21 runs in the third ODI at Chepauk. He pulled off a run-out to dismiss axar Patel and took an important catch to send Hardik Pandya home. The 33-year-old has been proactive and tactically sound in the field.
Team india beat australia 83/5 in the first ODI series. Both teams struggled to negotiate the pitch. Sarfaraz Ahmed was caught yawning behind the stumps during the match.
Steve Smith captained australia in 51 ODIs so far. The 36-year-old has recovered from concussion and an elbow injury. He will continue to lead the team in the three-match series.
Australian skipper Steve Smith's team are trailing the series 2-1. The 33-year-old had been astute with his tactics throughout the day. He was unable to have his team generate breakthroughs at crucial moments.
Steve Smith frustrated after getting no support from his teammates over Kohli appeal. He asked Todd Murphy and Alax Carey if the Aussies should use the DRS.
Mark Waugh says he believes Steve Smith could stun the cricket world and retire. He said he was unlikely to return to India when Australia next tours the subcontinent in four years’ time.
Steve Smith will lead australia in the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India. He will remain with his mother in Sydney. His mother Maria is ill with breast cancer.
Australia captain Pat Cummins will miss the fourth Border-Gavaskar Test. The fast bowler left india just hours after the second Test loss in Delhi. He is ill with breast cancer and is in palliative care.
Steve Smith was appointed as the captain of australia for the third Test match at Indore in the ongoing Border Gavaskar Trophy. He equaled Greg Chappell's win record as the Australian test captain (21) and reached the milestone in 11 fewer games (37). The team had to win a Test to confirm their place in the final.
Steve Smith led australia by 9 wickets in the 3rd Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series against india in Indore. He was sacked from the role after his involvement in the ball-tampering scandal in 2018.
The 33-year-old led the team to a nine-wicket victory in the third test. He was stripped off the honour following a ball-tampering scandal in south africa. The paceman has stepped in three times to lead the team since then.
Mark Waugh hails australia's win at Indore as one of their best ever wins in Test cricket history. The former australia batter captained australia to a 9-wicket win at the Holkar Stadium on friday, 3 March. Australia will play their final match of the series at Ahmedabad.
India spin-bowling all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin has revealed his conversation with Bangladesh opener Litton Das. He said he thought das would reach the levels of Virat Kohli, Steve Smith, Joe Root, and Kane Williamson. Ashwin said that das told him that he’d found the formula to become the pathbreaker for Bangladesh cricket.
Home side resumes boxing day test against south africa at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on thursday (December 27) the home side will be looking to post a massive first innings lead to put them in the driver’s seat. 189-year-old will also look to join the rare club of batters.
Steve Smith once again entertained fans during the ongoing first Test match between South Africa and Australia, at The Gabba in Brisbane. Smith also played a crucial role, smacking 36 runs off 68 balls, including three fours. The batter was at 20 runs off 29 balls and exclaimed, Have some of that Smudge!
Greg Chappell feels that David Warner has everything it takes to lead a side. Former captain Steve Smith and batter Cameron Bancroft were banned for their roles in the 2018 ball-tampering scandal in South Africa. Former skipper Pat Cummins had called for Warner's life ban to end.
West Indies stars Nicholas Pooran, Shai Hope, Rovman Powell, Alzarri Joseph, and Akeal Hosein recently picked their favourite batsman among Virat Kohli, Kane Williamson, Steve Smith, Joe Root, and Babar Azam. The Q&A session was organised on the FanCode streaming platform.
Hundreds of people climbed the walls of the Galle Fort in the morning session of the second Test for a protest condemning President Gotabaya Rajapaksa for mismanagement of the country's finances. The crowd's chants came only two hours before an angry crowd in the capital forced the president to flee his home. Steve Smith said the hullabaloo had not had a bearing on the match.
Steve Smith got his 28th Test century after 18 months long wait. Fans are asking when will Virat Kohli follow suit. The last time that the former Indian skipper got to his century was in 2019 against Bangladesh in a Day-Night Test match at Eden Gardens.
Virat Kohli and Steve Smith have struggled to get runs in international cricket. Joe Root has reached 28 Test centuries from 18 (where he was on January 2021), the likes of Joe Root have reached 28. The tourists reached 298 for five at stumps after electing to bat first in their bid to clinch the two-match series.
Australia reach 298/5 on Day one of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Galle. Steve Smith (109*) and Marnus Labuschagne (104*) score centuries on the same day. Justin Langer was the last Australian to hit a Test ton in Sri Lanka since 2004.
Former Australian captain Steve Smith has reportedly sold his Sydney mansion for $6.6 million in 2020. The auction started on Thursday with an initial bid of approximately $11.5 million. A total of four parties expressed interest in the property and made aggressive offers to purchase the mansion. Smith is currently playing in a World Test Championship series against Sri Lanka.
Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith both hit centuries to give Australia opening day honours. The tourists reached 298 for five at stumps after electing to bat first in Galle. Smith, on 109, and wicketkeeper-batsman Alex Carey, on 16, were batting at close of play.
Australia were 298/5 at stumps on the first day of the 2nd Test match between Australia and Sri Lanka on Friday. Former Australia captain Steve Smith ended a year and a half long wait to smash his 28th Test hundred. The last time he hit a century was on 21st January 2021.
Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith both hit centuries to give Australia opening day honors. The tourists reached 298 for five at stumps after electing to bat first in their bid to clinch the two-match series. Smith, on 109, and wicketkeeper-batsman Alex Carey, on 16, were batting at the close of play.
Australia's star batter Steve Smith auctioned a luxurious mansion of his for AUS$12.38 million(Rs 66.99 crore approximately as on 8 July) on Thursday in Sydney. The mansion, named Vaucluse, is located in The Kings Road in Sydney and was bought for $6.6M (Rs 35.72 crore approx.) by the 33-year-old cricketer over two years ago; resulting in a profit of over Rs 30 crore upon auction.
'Bazball' has been associated with England's drastic change in approach towards Test cricket since the arrival of new head coach Brendon McCullum. Former New Zealand captain McCullum said a lot of thought has gone into England's fresh approach towards the five-day game. Australia batter Steve Smith called England's counter-attacking approach exciting.
Brendon McCullum is the inspiration behind 'Bazball' The word is derived from McCullum's nickname, and has been associated with England's change in approach towards Test cricket. The approach calls for them to be ultra-positive while batting and always go for the win. Australia batter Steve Smith called England's approach exciting but is not sure about its sustainability.
Brendon McCullum isn't a fan of the term 'Bazball' which has been used to describe England's aggressive brand of cricket. England have been ultra-aggressive with the bat since McCullum's appointment as England red-ball coach. Australia's Steve Smith recently said that he’s been watching a bit of what England are doing recently.
England beat India by 7 wickets in Edgbaston to level the series 2-2. England have been playing an aggressive brand of cricket, fondly called the 'Bazball' Under Brendon McCullum, England secured a 3-0 clean sweep of New Zealand before registering a comprehensive win over India. Australia's star batter Steve Smith questioned whether England's approach will remain the same.
Former Australia captain Steve Smith shed his views about England's new 'bazzball' approach. England won the 5th Test match by seven wickets against India at Edgbaston. The English cricket team used this approach and chased down a target of 378 runs in the fourth innings of the match.
England’s ‘Bazball’ cricket has taken the cricket world by storm. The Ben Stokes-led Test team has created a buzz with experts and critics praising the approach that has seen England complete a 3-0 clean sweep of New Zealand before record chase against India helped them draw level at 2-2 at Edgbaston. Australia's old and greatest rivals Australia have also take a notice and Steve Smith is intrigued by that.
England have won all four Tests under new coach Brendon Baz McCullum and skipper Ben Stokes. Australia's Steve Smith said he found England's new attacking approach entertaining to watch. England thrashed India on Tuesday to go one-up in the two-Test series with a victory in the opener.
Rishabh Pant is now the highest-ranked Indian batter in Test rankings. Former England captain Joe Root is now on 923 rating points. He has a 44-point lead over Marnus Labuschagne, with Steve Smith and Babar Azam in third.
Joe Root scored a century in England's win in Edgbaston Test match. The right-handed batsman now has more Test centuries than Virat Kohli and Steve Smith. England registered an emphatic win in the fifth Test match of the series against India. Jonny Bairstow scored another century in both innings of the match.
