Australian star batsman Steve Smith turns 31 today. While Steve Smith has been quite the one to depend on in the Australian squad, the rock in Steve Smith life is his wife Dani Willis. On his birthday, here is a look at the cricketer's career and the ups and downs he faced. (Pictures/ Steve Smith Instagram)
Updated On: 2019-09-06 09:03 AM IST
Steve Smith is an Australian cricketer who is also a former captain of the national team.
Steve Smith posted this picture of himself with his wife Dani Willis and captioned it as, "Wonderful Christmas with this gorgeous girl @dani_willis merry Christmas everyone!"
Steve Smith has captained Australia in Tests and ODIs.
Steve Smith posted this picture of himself with his wife Dani Willis and captioned it as, "Great to share a special summer with @dani_willis, thanks for all of the support!"
Steve Smith has often been regarded as one of the best batsman to ever play the game. He was also ranked as the best Test batsman in the world in 2015, 2016 and 2017.
Steve Smith posted this picture of himself with his wife Dani Willis and captioned it as, "A bit of Christmas fun at lunch in the photo booth"
Steve Smith's Test batting average of 62.84 is the third-highest for any batsman in the game, just behind two other Australians - Sir Don Bradman and Marnus Labuschagne.
Steve Smith posted this picture of himself with his wife Dani Willis and captioned it as, "Team Christmas lunch with my gorgeous girl @dani_willis #merrychristmas"
Steve Smith was born in Sydney to an Australian father and an English mother.
Steve Smith posted this picture of himself with his wife Dani Willis and captioned it as, "Great to share last night with @dani_willis she looked stunning! Thank you for your continuous support, I love you"
Steve Smith has dual citizenship - that of Australia and England - because of his parents.
Steve Smith posted this picture of himself with his wife Dani Willis and captioned it as, "Nice day out at @thestablessydney. Thanks for having us @atc_races loved my @hugoboss suit and @aquila_est1958 shoes."
Steve Smith started dating Dani Willis when she was a Law student. In June 2017, the couple got engaged, then in September 2018, they got married.
Steve Smith posted this picture of himself with his wife Dani Willis and captioned it as, "My gorgeous girl @dani_willis and I out at the races today."
Steve Smith's flourishing cricket career took a halt when he was caught for his involvement in a ball-tampering incident during a Test match between Austalia and South Africa. He was given a one-year ban from international cricket and he was sacked as captain of the Australian team thereafter.
Steve Smith posted this picture of himself with his wife Dani Willis and captioned it as, "We had a great Christmas Day celebrating with friends and family! Now time to sleep and rest up for tomorrow"
Following his ban by Cricket Australia, Steve Smith was also not allowed to take part in the IPL 2018 for Rajasthan Royals and Ajinkya Rahane was made captain of the team.
Steve Smith posted this picture of himself with his wife Dani Willis and captioned it as, "Great night at AB medal. Thanks @louisvuitton for the suit and @lk_boutique for the Rolex watch. @dani_willis looked absolutely stunning as always"
In IPL 2019, Steve Smith made a comeback to the Rajasthan Royals team, but the franchise persisted with Ajinkya Rahane as captain at the start.
Steve Smith posted this picture of himself with his wife Dani Willis and captioned it as, "Happy Valentine's Day to @dani_willis"
But due to Rajasthan Royals' miserable performances in the IPL 2019, the team handed over the captaincy back to Steve Smith for the remainder of the IPL.
Steve Smith posted this picture of himself with his wife Dani Willis and captioned it as, "Beautiful dinner and drinks with @dani_willis tonight in Dubai #fitbit #ambience"
Since taking back the captaincy, Steve Smith had been able to lead the team to victory in two out of three games, pulling off a revival of sorts for the team.
Steve Smith posted this picture of himself with his wife Dani Willis and captioned it as, "Allan border medal a big thanks to @hugoboss for dressing me and how great does @dani_willis look in this amazing @stepanie_schell creation!"
In the World Cup 2019, Steve Smith played reasonably well scoring 379 runs in 10 matches with a high score of 85 and an average of 37.90
Steve Smith posted this picture of himself with his wife Dani Willis and captioned it as, "Beautiful dinner at #thecliff last night with @dani_willis setting, food and service"
Steve Smith posted this picture of himself with his wife Dani Willis and captioned it as, "Happy Valentine's Day @dani_willis I love u."
Steve Smith posted this picture of himself with his wife Dani Willis and captioned it as, "Nice dinner with @dani_willis at Min Jiang #london"