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Star Australian cricketer Steve Smith is celebrating his 36th birthday on June 2, 2025. He has been one of the best batters to play for Australia and has been among the top names in the list of modern day cricketers. He has announced retirement from ODI cricket after the 2025 Champions Trophy but continues to play in Tests and T20Is.
With over 10,000 runs in Test cricket and more than 17,000 runs across formats, Steve Smith is considered among the greatest players in modern day cricket. Apart from that, he has also been a part of the Australian team that has won the ODI World Cup in 2015 and 2023, T20 World Cup in 2021 and the World Test Championship title in 2023. Apart from that, Steve Smith has also played with several franchises in T20 leagues across the world.
Steve Smith has played 116 Test matches in his career so far, amassing 10271 runs. Apart from that, he also accumulated 5800 runs from 170 ODI matches along with 1094 runs in 67 T20I matches. He has scored 48 centuries and 81 half-centuries across formats in his international career so far.
Steve Smith career records
1. Fastest player to amass 8000 runs in Test cricket: Steve Smith is the fastest in international cricketer to cross the milestone of 8000 runs in the longest format of the game. He achieved the feat in his 151st innings in his 85th Test match against Pakistan in Lahore on March 21, 2022.
2. 5th highest run scorer for Australia across all formats: Steve Smith is currently the fifth highest run-scorer of all time for Australia across formats and is leading the list among active players from the country. He is behind legendary cricketers like David Warner, Ricky Ponting, Steve Waugh, and Allan Border in the list and has already surpassed Adam Gilchrist, Michael Hussey, Matthew Hayden and many more.
3. Most catches in an innings of a Test match: Apart from his batting, Steve Smith is regarded as one of the great fielders in modern-day cricket. He has a record of taking five catches in an innings of a Test match.
