5 times Steven Smith brought shame to cricket

#4 DRS “brain fade”, Bangalore 2017

Smith tried to consult the Australian dressing room for a review after being given out by the umpire at Bangalore in 2017

Australia had registered a surprising win on a raging turner in the previous Test in Pune to go 1-0 up in the three-match series, and Bangalore presented them with another spin-friendly surface, albeit not as threatening. India had set the visitors 188 on the fourth day, having fallen behind by 87 in the first innings.

But when Australia came out to chase, it was India's pacers who struck early blows to reduce them to 67/3, with Umesh Yadav claiming two wickets and Ishant Sharma claiming one. With Umesh in action again, Smith was struck flush in the middle by the ball keeping low. Umpire Nigel Llong gave India the wicket, and with the DRS facility available, Smith consulted the non-striker Peter Handscomb before turning to the Australian dressing room to consult whether the decision needed to be reviewed or not.

With Virat Kohli questioning his methods and even claiming that Australia had done that several times in the Test, Smith later described his actions as a “brain fade”, a term very commonly used in cricketing circles since.