Steve Smith has returned to a leadership role within the Australian team and he said that he is looking forward to assisting new captain Pat Cummins in any way he can. Smith was announced as vice-captain of the Australian Test team on Friday while Cummins was made captain. “I am pleased to return to the…
Around three and a half years after the infamous ‘Sandpapergate’ controversy that forced Cricket Australia to sack and ban then captain Steve Smith, another scandal has rocked the cricket fraternity as Tim Paine stepped down as Australia Test cricket captain on Friday for sending inappropriate text messages to a…
Steve Smith said that he carried an elbow injury into the IPL 2021 before the tournament was suspended in May due to the coronavirus pandemic. HIGHLIGHTS Steve Smith played his maiden season for Delhi Capitals in IPL this year Smith had a poor outing, scoring just 104 runs at an average of 26 and a strike rate of…
Australia batsman Steve Smith has said that if needed he will skip the T20 World Cup to become fully fit ahead of the Ashes 2021-22. Smith is currently recovering from an elbow injury. HIGHLIGHTS Steve Smith said that if need be, he will skip T20 World Cup for Ashes 2021-22 The former Australia captain is currently…
Australia star Steve Smith surpassed New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson to become the top-ranked Test batsman in the latest ICC Test rankings that were revealed on Wednesday. HIGHLIGHTS Steve Smith is leading the charts with 891 rating points Virat Kohli is placed at 4th position in the ICC Test Rankings for batsmen…