The right-handed batsman revealed that he was disappointed with his performance in the cash-rich league. RR might have a lot to think about ahead of the next IPL Steve Smith is the highest earner in the RR side with a salary of 12.5 crores, but he was far from his best in IPL 2020. Three consecutive losses, however, left his team in last position on the points table. This is the third-highest score by an Australian cricketer in Test matches played in India and the highest by an Australian Captain. "[251], Despite Smith scoring 214 runs from 5 innings at an average of 42.80, and atypically for Smith a low strike rate of 34.13[252]—who just three months earlier in the 2019 Ashes scored at a rate of 64.71 per 100 balls[253]—Australia managed to win all three Tests by a margin of over 200 runs, largely thanks to Marnus Labuschagne's batting, who scored 549 runs from 6 innings at an average of 91.5, with two hundreds and three fifties. Ltd; Coach Andrew McDonald; Venue Sawai Mansingh Stadium; Captain Steve Smith; Official Team Site. This was Smith's first-ever second innings century; all previous centuries having been scored in the first innings of a Test match. [281], He has also been criticised for having too much influence over team selections.[282]. [102] Smith made three runs before being dismissed. While Australia's last tour in the British Isles was in 2013, the emergence of England's Joe Root and Australia's Steve Smith saw an awaited clash to determine the better batsman in the upcoming series. NEW DELHI: Steve Smith 's return is a big plus for Australia and a "big headache" for Team India, feels Australia batsman Glenn Maxwell ahead of the blockbuster clash which begins next week. Smith had also been made captain of the team in one match, when Ganguly was rested, despite Australian captain Michael Clarke being the vice-captain. [176] The final Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground marked Steve Smith's 50th Test match, as Australia whitewashed Pakistan 3–0 . [131] After his man of the match effort against the West Indies in the second Test, Smith became the second-youngest player ever to reach the number 1 ICC Test batsmen ranking and just the eighth Australian to do so.[132]. [262][263] On 14 August 2020, Cricket Australia confirmed that the fixtures would be taking place, with Smith included in the touring party. Following the victory, he was awarded "Man of the Series" after making a total of 441 runs—the most in the series from both sides. His performances were solid during the series, getting a number of starts and scoring two half centuries. In the final Smith's men faced Mumbai yet again. [9] In 2011, Smith started dating Dani Willis, a commerce and law student at Macquarie University. He later returned to complete his innings after passing the concussion tests and was out, lbw, for 92. [247] The plan enjoyed good results, with Wagner dismissing Smith all four times in Perth and Melbourne[248][249][246], however a non-short-pitched ball from de Grandhomme claimed Smith's wicket in the final Test at Sydney, being caught at slip for 63. [8] He has also defended Smith's unique batting style, and has long argued that in Australia, many naturally talented cricketers who may not necessarily have an orthodox technique are let down by over-coaching; in the years between leaving school and his elevation into international cricket, Smith had his technique picked apart by a number of well-intentioned coaches. 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"[213][214][215], In April 2019, he was named in Australia's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup. In the 13th season of IPL Rajasthan Royals will be led by Steve Smith. [59] In October 2018, he was named as one of the fourteen Platinum category players for the fourth edition of the Pakistan Super League. Second youngest batsman to top the ICC Test batting rankings. The incident occurred when in the 18th over of Pakistan's chase of 231 where Xavier Doherty delivered the ball and before Fawad made contact with his paddle sweep, Smith had moved from first slip towards leg slip to intercept the shot. Pune lost the match by one run. Ahead of the start of IPL 2020, Steve Smith has heaped high [raise of Rajasthan Royals team-mate Ben Stokes. Dean Jones said he feels Steve Smith isn't a big hitter of the ball. A number of high-profile players on expensive contracts had nightmare outings in IPL 2020. 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