In the second Ashes test against England at Lord’s Day 1, Steve Smith, the finest Test batsman of this decade, once again demonstrated excellent resiliency. When Australia batted, the conditions were favorable, but David Warner and Usman Khawaja played beautifully in the mist, giving Australia a 73-run partnership for the first wicket. Warner scored 66 runs in a hurry. Standing tall, Labuschagne scored 47 runs and worked with Smith in a crucial partnership. Travis Head altered the game’s outcome by scoring 77 runs on just 73 balls.
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Steve Smith unbeaten 85
Steve Smith, the former captain of Australian cricket team, has established himself as the top foreign batter to play in English conditions. Smith’s tenacity and resolve were on another level at Lord’s yesterday in challenging playing conditions. It is amazing how hungry he is to score runs in Test Cricket. Smith has scored all throughout the world, whether he plays in slow Indian conditions or swinging English conditions.
Yesterday, Steve Smith reached the milestone of 9000 Test runs, becoming the second-fastest player to do it in 174 innings. Only the legendary Kumar Sangakkara of Sri Lanka has scored more runs than Smith, who had 9000 runs in 172 innings. In just 351 innings, he is one of the batters to reach the 15000 International run mark. Virat Kohli, who accomplished this achievement in 333 innings, is at the top of this list.
Due to his outstanding batting average in Test Cricket, Steve Smith is occasionally compared to Sir Don Bradman. Smith’s Test batting average of 59.96 places him second all-time in terms of average behind Sir Don Bradman’s 99.94. Smith has currently amassed 43 centuries across all competitions, including 31 test hundreds and 12 ODI hundreds. Smith’s ICC Knockouts performance was severely underappreciated.
In 11 innings across all formats, Steve Smith has scored 539 runs, average 60, which is astounding. Smith scored 155 runs in two innings during the World Test Championship Finals this year. He is the man of knockouts and major games, as evidenced by this. Steve Smith, who has scored 1727 runs in 16 games with an average of 59.55, has not found playing Test cricket in England to be tough, despite almost all cricketers’ admissions to the contrary.
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Steve Smith started as a Right-arm Leg Spinner
In the T20 World Cup 2010, Steve Smith grabbed 11 wickets in 7 games. Later, England overcame Australia to win their first ICC Trophy. Smith finished the World Cup with the second-most wickets taken. Smith made his Test Cricket debut for Australia against Pakistan at Lord’s, when he was largely chosen for bowling. In the second test against Pakistan, Smith’s career took a turn for the better as he scored 77 runs although batting lower in the order.
In his career, Steve Smith has received various honors. Smith was named the Male Test Cricketer of the Decade by the ICC. Additionally, he received the 2015 ICC Cricketer of the Year award. In his career, Steve Smith has won every ICC trophy. He won the ODI World Cup in 2015, the T20 World Cup in 2021, and the World Test Championship in 2024.
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