Happy Birthday Steven Smith regarded as one of the greatest ever to play test cricket

Happy Birthday, smith: Steven Peter Devereux Smith is an Australian international cricketer and former captain of the Australian national team. Smith is best known for his high consistency to score runs in Test cricket. He has drawn comparisons to batter Don Bradman, for his distinctively high Test batting average.

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legspinner and become Australia’s best batter since Sir Donald Bradman

In a career of twists and turns, Steven Smith started out as a legspinner and become Australia’s best batter since Sir Donald Bradman, either side of having his career derailed by a ball-tampering scandal that saw him stripped of the captaincy and banned for 12 months.

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Smith began his Test career in 2010 as a legspinner

Steven began his Test career in 2010 as a legspinner who batted at No. 8; by the time he was named Australia’s captain five years later, he was the No. 1 Test batter in the world and no more than an occasional bowler. His talent was apparent early. But as a young batter he had more moving parts than an orchestra – only, they didn’t always work in harmony. He went away and worked on his game and returned to the Test side two years later with a much tighter technique.

Smith won the 2015 Cricket World Cup

He was a member of the Australian team that won the 2015 Cricket World Cup and the 2021 ICC T20 World Cup. Smith scored the winning boundary in the 2015 final.