Sunday, June 21, 2015

The Rise of Steven Smith

From the Land where there had been several best batsmen were produced. Steve Smith is something special. Indeed, with the development of Starc and Lyon. Australia look really formidable as a team. The Rise of Steven Smith has been wonderful to watch, a bird on the field, he brings so much of intensity to the game while he guards the boundary. Australia's success story has always been a very good example, a player believed to be talented given ample amount of chances and SPD Smith is certainly one among them. Steven Smith a world No. 1, was not immediately apparent to people on the outside, but the Australian team management must have spotted something special, indeed very special.

Those were the the times when SPD Smith has just started to grow up with respect to the test match cricket. His average, just above 46 with the ball and a little higher than 29 with the bat. He started out at No. 8 and then moved to No. 6. When Ricky Ponting retired, he moved up to No. 5. His highest score was 92, by then. 

 
The Ashes 2013, England had already beaten Australia with lead of 3-0 having played 4 tests. The fifth test at the oval saw how good Smith could be. After the fall of Michael Clarke's wicket, England were in a celebration party. Steven Smith walks in, playing in his 12th Test match and generally regarded as an all rounder, bats a bit, bowls some leg Spin. This test match saw, the up coming Aussie star scoring a unbeaten century that had helped Aussie draw the game. A match to remember that, Watson (176) and Spd Smith (138*) both the scores came on the course of first innings, Aussie post a first inning score of 492/9 and declare.

Recent times, Smith has been so good and had already been a popular figure in the cricketing arena, a world cup winning champion and regarded as the next to-be the captain of the Australian Side. When Australia toured West Indies few days back, the series that saw Spd Smith Rising to the top position in the ICC test ratings. A score of 199 and 54* in both the innings, moving up the order at No.3 and he was a treat to watch. . His technique is still way out there, he played some quick, full-length, swinging deliveries from Jerome Taylor off the back foot with tremendous solidity and patience. Man of the Match in Australia's victory in the second Test in Kingston, making 199 in the first innings.

Spd Smith has jumped to the top of the ICC's Test batting rankings, the first Australian since Michael Clarke in 2012 to hold the No. 1 position.The Biggest Achievement and Test cricket's leading run scorer over the past year, with 1226 at an average 102.16.He has just beaten Sangakkara and Ab.De.