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Exactly how good is Steve Smith?


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He'll score runs in Aus and get owned whenever he tours.
He scored a ton and a 90 in England, 92 in India and 77 against Pakistan in England. So what's the deal with that then?
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Has anyone ever dominated us in this fashion?
In tests: Many, many people. Hayden in 2001, Chanders in 1-2 tours, Vaughan in 1, Zaheer Abbas in 1, Andy Flower in 1, etc, etc.
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In tests: Many' date=' many people. Hayden in 2001, Chanders in 1-2 tours, Vaughan in 1, Zaheer Abbas in 1, Andy Flower in 1, etc, etc.[/quote'] He has done it across formats. And now it includes WC semi final too.
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He is the world's best batsman right now according to the updated ICC player rankings in test matches.
Probably a bit over the top. Top 3 yes, personally still have ABDV at the least ahead. Sangakara the other one. Williamson/Amla just below.
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What the hell happened to my "Steve smith is not a hack thread" from a couple of years ago when he was considered a joke by a lot of icf experts. :hitler:

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Probably a bit over the top. Top 3 yes' date=' personally still have ABDV at the least ahead. Sangakara the other one. Williamson/Amla just below.[/quote'] I think it's a good rating. He has been performing this well from over 2 years now and has done it literally all over the world (India, UAE, South Africa, Australia, West Indies etc). de Villiers and Sangakarra have been performing well for longer, but there is no reason to not believe that Smith won't continue his current form for a few more years at least. I would personally have Rahane after these 3 (and Amla) because he has performed in difficult conditions recently.
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I think it's a good rating. He has been performing this well from over 2 years now and has done it literally all over the world (India, UAE, South Africa, Australia, West Indies etc). de Villiers and Sangakarra have been performing well for longer, but there is no reason to not believe that Smith won't continue his current form for a few more years at least. I would personally have Rahane after these 3 (and Amla) because he has performed in difficult conditions recently.
Smith is a clutch player....abdv and amla don't have 1/10th of smiths temperament and smith is leagues ahead of sanga as a t20 and odi player

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