Graeme Smith made his final walk back to the pavilion.
Former South African all-rounder Shaun Pollock said that Graeme Smith‘s decision to retire from Test matches came as a big surprise to him and cited that personal reasons and injuries may have contributed to him making the decision. Pollock also said that Smith had done an exceptional job in taking the South African...
South African players spoke to Cricket Australia (CA) after their skipper Graeme Smith announced his retirement from Test cricket after the home series against Australia. JP Duminy said that the decision was a ‘tough’ one especially since Smith was the spearhead and heart-beat of the team since taking over as skipper from age...
He played few of the greatest knocks in the history of Protean cricket, as captain.
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Smith took over South African captaincy at the raw age of 22 and led them in 109 Tests.
Smith led South Africa on 109 occasions in Tests, with a victory margin of over 50 percent.
Graeme Smith, who announced that he would retire from all formats of international cricket after third Test against Australia, had to meet fire-with-fire in his debut Test against the same team. The Australian team led by veteran campaigners like Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne gave him a tough time by sledging him. Smith took up the...
Smith captained South Africa in 108 Test matches.
Smith will retire from all international cricket after the third Test against Australia.