Steve Smith expresses gratitude after being adjudged ICC Test Cricketer of the Decade

Australia's frontline batsman Steve Smith has said that he feels 'humbled' to be named International Cricket Council (ICC) Men's Test Cricketer of Dece. Smith h recently won prestigious award courtesy of his incredible performances over last ten years.

'Humbled': Steve Smith

Taking to micro-blogging site, third-ranked batsman in red-ball cricket wrote that he is 'humbled' to be named Test player of dece and thanked everyone who has supported him throughout his career so far. Furrmore, former Australian skipper ded that he has h a lot of fun, faced many challenges, learned so much, and w cant wait to see what next dece has in store for him. 

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How Smith leapfrogged his way to being best Test cricketer of dece?

Steven Smith faced stiff competition from fellow minees, who have also shone in past dece. In list of minees for award were ex-English pacer James Anderson, India skipper Virat Kohli, New Zealand captain Kane Williamson, former Sri Lanka cricketer Rangana Herath, English batsman Joe Root and Pakistan’s ace spinner Yasir Shah.

According to reports, Aussie has smashed 7040 runs in 69 tests with an aver of 65.79. From January 1, 2011, to October 7, 2020, Smith has smashed 26 centuries. This is also time period ICC considered while judging for Test Player of Dece award.

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2013: A remarkable turning point of Smith's Test career

New South Wales cricketer h me his debut in July 2010 batting at . 8 and was a full-time leg-spinner. However, he was t able to impress many as he was sidelined for months after slipping to . 9. Despite this, when he got a chance to prove himself during a tour to India in 2013, he shone, scoring 92 runs in his first Test innings in over two years.

Five months later, during fifth match of 2013 Ashes series, Steve Smith scored his maiden Test hundred (138 t out). Apart from that, his most dominating play came in 2014, when he hit 162 t out against India. t just that, he also scored 133, 192, and 117 in consecutive matches.

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