Page 12 - Steve Smith

Steve Smith reveals Australia's pet peeve, and story of how he got picked

The Australian batsman says he was selected as a specialist bowler and played his first two Tests for Australia as as a spinner, hoping to fill the big shoes of all-time great Shane Warne

RR captain Smith hopeful of IPL 2020, eyes good show from youngsters

Smith is also looking forward to how the younger players in the squad, particularly all-rounder Riyan Parag and batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal, perform in IPL 2020

India won Test series in Australia due to absence of Warner, Smith: Waqar

I am not trying to take away any credit from India, they played well and they are a very good side, says Waqar Younis

India-Aus Tests a bit like 'Ashes'; Smith, Warner to make difference: Paine

Under the captaincy of Paine, Australia for the first time in 71 years lost a home Test series against India 1-2 in the 2018-19 bilateral contest

BCCI cancels con-call with franchisees as IPL 2020 likely to get suspended

The star-studded eight-team league was originally scheduled to start on March 29 in Mumbai but looks set for a cancellation given the current crisis over Covid-19 pandemic

Here's how Warner reacted when bouncer hit Smith on head during Ashes 2019

A good quality bouncer is appreciated by everyone, but as soon as it strikes the batsman on the head, memory echoes back to 2014 as to what happened to Australia's Phil Hughes.

ICC Test rankings: India retains top spot, Bumrah in top 10 bowlers list

India have 116 rating points, six more than NZ with third-placed Australia accumulating 108 points. The 0-2 result against New Zealand was India's first series loss in the ICC World Test Championship

Stokes to Cummins: Key foreign cricketers may miss out on part of IPL 2020

Rajasthan Royals likely to face the biggest impact as it has the largest number of foreign players on its side

Australia names squad for NZ series, Jhye Richardson to stay in SA for ODIs

Jhye Richardson hasn't played international cricket for Australia for 11 months after suffering a serious shoulder injury after the series against Pakistan last March.

ICC Test rankings: Steve Smith displaces Kohli to become No.1 Test batsman

Kohli, who has 906 points, slipped to the second position in the list which also features Ajinkya Rahane, Cheteshwar Pujara and Mayank Agarwl at the eighth, ninth and 10th place respectively

SA vs AUS 3rd T20: Check predicted playing 11, live streaming details here

South Africa vs Australia 3rd T20 match will be telecast live on Sony Six and Sony Six HD with English commentary from 9:30 pm IST

AUS vs SA, 3rd T20: Smith, Warner return to Newlands after sandpaper row

Smith and Warner were captain and vice-captain of Australia on March 24, 2018 when team-mate Cameron Bancroft was caught on television hiding a piece of yellow sandpaper in his trousers

IPL 2020: Ahead of court's verdict, RR to train for three days in Guwahati

RR boys will train from February 27 to 29 in Guwahati with Robin Uthappa being one of the big names who will be a part of the training sessions, says a Rajasthan Royals official

Rajasthan Royals IPL 2020 schedule: Check fixture, match timing and venue

At 11, RR had the highest number of players bought in the IPL 2020 auctions; it roped in five uncapped ones, including promising youngsters Yashaswi Jaiswal and Kartik Tyagi

Australia ready for its South Africa tour since sandpaper scandal of 2018

Former captain Steve Smith and batsman David Warner, who were both banned for a year for their role in ball-tampering during the third Test in Cape Town, are both in the team

Sandpaper Gate fiasco born out of leadership gulf, says Ricky Ponting

According to Ponting, the road leading Australia to the Newlands scandal had started years before when he became fearful of a decline in the level of senior experience around the national team

Warner, Smith take as much heat as they can, says pacer Josh Hazlewood

Warner, Smith and Cameron Bancroft were involved in the ball-tampering scandal which took place in 2018 during the Cape Town Test

Warner takes step to cricket redemption with top Australia honour

The divisive 33-year-old has been awarded the Allan Border Medal for the third time, pipping by one vote Steve Smith

Bumrah, Rabada best bowlers around; Kohli, Smith best batsmen: McGrath

I'm leaving Australian bowlers out of this list as I feel they all are great, says Glen McGrath

Marcus Labuschagne capable of playing all formats of cricket: Steve Smith

Labuschagne is so quick between the wickets so there are lots of two's to be had and a team needs those sorts of players in T20 cricket, says Steve Smith