Cricketers of the week - 19th March to 25th March

#2 Steven Smith

Steve Smith’s purple patch continued

Smith became one of the most successful visiting batsmen in India, scoring his 7^th century against in eight outings and his 20^th overall. Smith was operating on another plane at Dharamsala in the fourth and final Test against India, displaying controlled aggression while his vice-captain, David Warner, scratched around.

The skipper scored 111 in 173 balls and until his dismissal, didn’t look like he would ever get out. Playing highly risk-free cricket and maneuvering the innings beautifully, Smith added 134 with Warner before a mini-collapse ensued. When he was dismissed, he had scored 111 of Australia’s 208 runs, a massive percentage, as has been the case right through the Border-Gavaskar series.