Steve Smith who was awarded with ICC Test Player of the Decade award in 2020 is now struggling in his favourite format. Smith has lost his form in test cricket where he used to be a master. In this article, we will draw a statistical comparison of Steve Smith’s test records before and after 2023.
- Matches – Smith played 161 test matches before 2023 and since 2023 he played 37 test matches.
- Runs – Smith was a run machine before 2023, he made 8543 runs before 2023 and since 2023 he made only 1161 runs in tests.
- Average – Steve Smith was known for his average in test cricket and because of his average he was given the title of best test batsman of the modern generation. His test average was 60.58 before 2023 and since 2023 his average dropped miserably to 36.28.
- Strike Rate – although the strike rate is not an important stat in test cricket but before 2023 his strike rate was 54.38 and since 2023 47.13.
- Centuries – Before 2023 Smith made 29 test hundreds and since 2023, he made only 3 test hundreds which does not suit his calibre.
- Half centuries – before 2023 Smith made 37 half centuries whereas since 2023, he made only 4 half centuries.
- Highest score – a player like Steve Smith was always known for his ability to score big hundreds. Before 2023 Smith’s highest individual test score was 239 and since 2023 his best individual score was 121.
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