Steve Smith (cricketer)
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Steven Peter Devereux Smith (born 2 June 1989) is an Australian cricketer. He is a former captain of the Australian national team.[3][4] As of May 2018[update], Smith is the top-ranked Test batsman in the world, according to the ICC Player Rankings.[5][6] On 30 December 2017 he reached a Test batting rating of 947, the second-highest of all time only behind Don Bradman's 961.[7] He is regarded as one of the best batsmen in the world.[8][9] He plays for New South Wales and Sydney Sixers in domestic cricket.[10][11]
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Although he was initially selected for Australia as a right-arm leg spinner,[12] Smith now plays primarily as a batsman.[13] After a few tests in 2010 and 2011, he has been a regular player in the Australian team since 2013, and took over captaincy from Michael Clarke in late 2015. Since then he has primarily batted at number 4.[14]
Awards he has won include the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy (ICC Cricketer of the Year) in 2015; ICC Test Player of the Year in 2015, 2017;[15] the Allan Border Medal for the best player in Australian Cricket in 2015, 2018; Australian Test Player of the Year: 2015, 2018 and Australian One Day International Player of the Year: 2015. He was named by Wisden as one of their Cricketers of the Year for 2015.[16][17] In 2014, Martin Crowe described Smith as one of the young Fab Four of Test Cricket along with Joe Root, Kane Williamson and Virat Kohli.[18][19]
In March 2018, Smith was widely criticised for overseeing ball tampering in the third Test against South Africa.[20][21] Following an investigation by Cricket Australia, Smith was banned from all international and domestic cricket for one year, and will not be considered for a leadership role for another year after that.[22]
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Early life
Smith was born in Sydney to an Australian father, Peter, who has a degree in chemistry and works with pigments and waxes,[23] and an English mother, Gillian.[24]
Records
- He holds the record for the most consecutive 50+ scores in World Cup history with 5 such scores in the 2015 Cricket World Cup[25]
- The second highest Test batting rating of 947, only behind Don Bradman's 961.[26]
Suspension
In March 2018, Smith was widely criticised for overseeing ball tampering in the third Test against South Africa.[20][27]
Following an investigation by Cricket Australia, Smith was banned from international cricket for 12 months, and will not be considered for a leadership role for 12 months after that.[22]
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