Steve Smith
Steve Smith becomes 1st player to be substituted out of a match with concussion
It appears unlikely that Smith will be able to take part in the third Test at Headingley which begins on ThursdayThe former Australia captain was replaced by all-rounder Marnus Labuschagne for the last day of the second Ashes Test at Lord's in London
1 min read18 Aug 2019Steve Smith becomes second-fastest to score 25 Test centuries
Steve Smith achieved the feat during the second innings of the first Ashes Test match against EnglandSir Don Bradman still holds the record with 25 centuries in 68 innings
1 min read4 Aug 2019Australian selectors welcome formerly banned trio in Ashes 2019 squad
Former captain Smith and his then deputy Warner were both given 12-month suspensions by Cricket Australia, with Bancroft banned for nine monthsFast bowlers Peter Siddle and James Pattinson were recalled to the squad, with their fellow paceman Josh Hazlewood returning following injury
2 min read26 Jul 2019Leadership lessons from sandpaper gate
Smith's failure to intervene is, in fact, a leadership failure on his part—his looking the other way was, in effect, tacit approvalLeadership plays an important role in not only laying down the rules but ensuring that they are followed
4 min read3 Feb 2019Leadership lessons from sandpaper gate
Smith's failure to intervene is, in fact, a leadership failure on his part—his looking the other way was, in effect, tacit approvalLeadership plays an important role in not only laying down the rules but ensuring that they are followed
4 min read3 Feb 2019The elite Test batting quartet of our times
Virat Kohli, Joe Root, Kane Williamson, Steve SmithThere's symmetry in the Test numbers of these four top-class batsmen. And some asymmetry
3 min read7 Jan 2019Lessons in ethics from the field
Three management school educators explain why you need filters for leadership selection and safeguards to ensure the whole culture doesn't get spoilt
4 min read2 Sep 2021How the tragic story of an All Black explains Steve Smith's predicament
The ban on the Australian trio for the ball-tampering scandal may seem excessive but it doesn't compare with the tragic story of New Zealand rugby player Keith Murdoch
2 min read2 Apr 2018You tamper, I enhance
What qualifies as ball tampering? Why is shining the ball with sweat and on your pants legal, but picking at it with sandpaper or fingernails not?
5 min read5 Apr 2018Paying for bad calls
Learnings from IPL firing Steve Smith and David Warner over the ball tampering scandal can be extended to a corporate setup as well
1 min read30 Mar 2018