Steve Smith Cricketer News, Profile, Career, Records
Steve Smith Profile Steve Smith is an Australian international cricketer and former captain of the Australian national team. On 30 December 2017, he reached a Test batting rating of 947, the second-highest of all time, only behind Don Bradman's 961. Steve Smith was stripped of the national captaincy in all three forms and lost his national contract. He was banned from any leadership position in Australian cricket for two years and was unable to play international cricket or Australian domestic cricket for 12 months. He was also dropped from the 2018 IPL. During his ban he played in the Global T20 Canada, the Caribbean Premier League, Sydney Grade cricket for Sutherland and the Bangladesh Premier League. He injured his elbow playing in the BPL and needed surgery which saw him miss the Pakistan Super League but he returned for the Rajasthan Royals in the 2019 IPL during which time his ban from Australian cricket ended. He started his Test career as a legspinner who batte