Personal Information | data |
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REAL NAME | Steven Peter Devereux Smith |
Nick Name | Smudge, Smithy |
Birth Date | 2 June 1989 |
Birth Place | Sydney, Australia |
Age | 33 years |
Profession | Cricketer |
Zodiac Sign | Gemini |
Nationality | Australian |
Address | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Gender | Male |
Physical Stats | data |
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Height | 5 ft 9 inches |
Weight | 78 kg |
Chest | 40 inches |
Waist | 32 inches |
Biceps | 12 inches |
Features | Dimpled Smile, light brown hair and blue eyes |
Family | data |
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Father | Peter Smith |
Mother | Gillian Smith |
Sister | Kristie Smith |
Debut/Fame | data |
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Debut | Test: Against Pakistan (2010), ODI: Against West Indies (2010), T20I: Against Pakistan (2010) |
Marriages/children | data |
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Wife | Dani Willis (m. 2018-Present) |
Education and Net Worth | data |
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School | Menai High School |
Net Worth | $31 Million |
Favorite Things & More | data |
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Religion | Christianity |
Hobbies | Photography, Scuba diving, watching tennis, rugby & baseball |
Favorite Movies | Home Alone 2: Lost in New York |
Favorite Food | Chicken Schnitzel, Acai |
Favorite Sports | Baseball, Horse Race |
Favorite Player | Ricky Ponting, Shane Warne, Roger Federer |
Social Links | data |
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www.facebook.com/SteveSmith | |
twitter.com/stevesmith49 | |
www.instagram.com/steve_smith49 |
More Information About
- Steve Smith is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm leg-spin bowler. The Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy (ICC Cricketer of the Year) in 2015; ICC Test Player of the Year in 2015 and 2017; ICC Men’s Test Player of the Decade: 2011–2020; the Allan Border Medal for the best player in Australian Cricket in 2015, 2018, and 2021; Australian Test Player of the Year in 2015 and 2018; and Australian One Day International Player of the Year in 2015 and 2021 are among the awards he has received.
- In 2015, Wisden called him one of their Cricketers of the Year. Smith, along with Joe Root, Kane Williamson, and Virat Kohli, was named one of the young Fab Four of Test cricket by Martin Crowe in 2014. On December 30, 2017, he had the second-highest Test batting ranking of all time, behind only Don Bradman’s 961.
Other work
- In February 2010, Steve Smith made his international cricket debut as a leg spinner against Pakistan in a Twenty20 International match in Melbourne. In the same month, he made his One Day International debut, also in Melbourne, against the West Indies in the series’ fifth match. Smith’s fielding attracted attention during the 2009–10 season with some spectacular catches in the outfield.
- Smith was first bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore for the 2010 Indian Premier League as a replacement for Jesse Ryder. In the IPL 2014, Smith was bought by Rajasthan Royals for $600,000. He played for Rising Pune Supergiant from 2016-to 2017. He was again bought by Rajasthan Royals for the IPL in the season of 2019–2020. In 2021, Smith was purchased by the Delhi Capitals in the auction for the Indian Premier League.
- In 2011, Steve started dating Dani Willis. Their engagement was revealed in June 2017 when they were on vacation in New York. On September 15, 2018, the couple married in Berrima, New South Wales.