Graeme Smith
Opening Batter
11 Feb 2025
South Africa Cricket TeamGraeme Smith hopeful of South Africa's ICC trophy win
Former South African cricket captain, Graeme Smith, has sounded optimistic about the country's chances of winning an International Cricket Council (ICC) trophy this year.
07 Feb 2025
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)IPL is leader of franchise cricket: Graeme Smith
South Africa's T20 league (SA20) commissioner Graeme Smith has hailed the Indian Premier League (IPL) as the undisputed king of franchise cricket.
08 Jan 2025
South Africa Cricket TeamSA20 commissioner Graeme Smith criticizes ILT20's player structure
Graeme Smith, the commissioner of South Africa's premier T20 league (SA20), has raised concerns over the structure of international leagues such as ILT20.
07 Jan 2025
South Africa Cricket TeamPresenting fastest double-centuries for South Africa in Test cricket
Ryan Rickelton entered history books during South Africa's 2nd Test at Newlands in Cape Town against Pakistan.
06 Jan 2025
Test CricketPresenting the highest opening partnerships while following-on in Tests
Team Pakistan has made a stunning comeback in their second innings of the second and final Test against South Africa in Cape Town.
22 Dec 2024
South Africa Cricket TeamSouth Africa's top run-scorers against Pakistan at home (Test cricket)
Hosts South Africa are gearing up for a two-Test series against Pakistan, starting December 26.
02 Dec 2024
Dinesh KarthikWill SA20 see more Indians in future? Graeme Smith responds
League Commissioner of South Africa's T20 cricket league (SA20), Graeme Smith, has responded to comparisons between his league and the Indian Premier League (IPL).
01 Dec 2024
Alastair CookPrsenting batters with 1,600-plus runs in 4th innings (Test cricket)
England's cricket captain Joe Root has broken Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar's run tally in the fourth innings to set a new record in Test cricket.
10 Sep 2024
Dinesh KarthikSA20: Commissioner Graeme Smith highlights Dinesh Karthik's participation
Graeme Smith, the commissioner of South Africa's premier T20 league (SA20), has expressed his enthusiasm for the upcoming third season.
04 Aug 2024
West Indies Cricket TeamWest Indies vs South Africa, Tests: Batters with most runs
West Indies will host South Africa in a two-match Test series, starting on August 7.
14 May 2024
ICC T20 World CupT20 World Cup: Here are captains with most match-wins
The 2024 Men's ICC T20 World Cup will be underway on June 1 in the Caribbean and USA.
06 Jan 2024
David WarnerDavid Warner bows out in Tests: Decoding his notable accomplishments
It's the end of David Warner's Test career as the dashing opener bowed out with a match-winning fifty against Pakistan in the third and final Test in Sydney.
27 Aug 2023
Australian Cricket TeamSouth Africa vs Australia T20Is: Decoding the top 5 matches
South Africa will play hosts to Australia in a three-match T20I series, starting on August 30.
21 Jun 2022
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)Graeme Smith praises Karthik, terms Pandya 'x-factor': Key stats
Like everyone, former South African skipper Graeme Smith is impressed with the recent run of Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya and wicket-keeper Dinesh Karthik.
25 Apr 2022
South Africa Cricket TeamGraeme Smith cleared of racism allegations: All we know
Former Cricket South Africa (CSA) Director of Cricket, Graeme Smith, has been cleared of several racism allegations following the "outcomes of Social Justice and Nation-Building (SJN) commission's report".
05 Mar 2021
Cricket: News, Stats and more!SA name Dean Elgar, Temba Bavuma as new captains
Cricket South Africa has made the desired changes in captaincy roles after removing Quinton de Kock as skipper across formats.
11 Dec 2020
South Africa Cricket TeamQuinton de Kock appointed South Africa's Test captain for 2020/21
Wicket-keeper batsman Quinton de Kock has been appointed as the captain of South Africa's Test team for the impending season (2020/21).
09 Dec 2020
Pakistan Cricket BoardSouth Africa confirm first tour to Pakistan in 2021
Cricket South Africa has confirmed that the Proteas men's team will travel to Pakistan for their first tour since 2007.
26 Jul 2020
International Cricket Council (ICC)Ganguly a suitable candidate for ICC Chairman post: Kumar Sangakkara
Former Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara has backed Sourav Ganguly for the International Cricket Council's Chairman role.
18 May 2020
Cricket: News, Stats and more!Aiden Markram expresses desire to lead South Africa
South African opener Aiden Markram has expressed interest to lead the national Test side.
29 Apr 2020
Cricket: News, Stats and more!Smith terms comments surrounding ABD as fake
Former opener Graeme Smith, who was named South Africa's Director of Cricket a few days earlier, has termed comments surrounding AB de Villiers as fake.
17 Apr 2020
Cricket: News, Stats and more!Quinton de Kock won't be the Test captain: Graeme Smith
Right after being appointed as Cricket South Africa's Director, Graeme Smith revealed that Quinton de Kock will not lead the Proteas in Test cricket.
17 Apr 2020
Indian Premier League (IPL)Graeme Smith appointed Cricket South Africa's Director for two years
Former opener Graeme Smith has been named South Africa's Director of Cricket for two years.
08 Dec 2019
Cricket: News, Stats and more!Graeme Smith set to become CSA's director of cricket
Former South Africa cricket team captain Graeme Smith is said to have accepted the role of becoming Cricket South Africa's (CSA) director of cricket.
11 Oct 2019
Cricket: News, Stats and more!Top records held by captains in Test cricket: Details here
Test cricket is considered to be the ultimate form of the game, as it is the toughest format, which tests the mental and physical endurance of a player to the utmost level.
01 Feb 2019
Cricket: News, Stats and more!Happy birthday Graeme Smith: Here's a look at his achievements
Former South Africa cricket team skipper Graeme Smith turned 38 today.
27 Dec 2018
Virat Kohli#IndiaInAustralia: Run-machine Kohli achieves this record in overseas Tests
Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli's tryst with records have continued.
03 Nov 2018
Virat KohliKohli helps Test cricket stay relevant, says former SA skipper
Undoubtedly, Test cricket is no more the most popular format of the sport.
25 Aug 2018
Test Cricket#IndiaInEngland: Can Kohli join this elite list?
Over decades, a few cricketers have scored runs aplenty on English soil in a single series.
30 May 2018
Virat KohliThis is what Graeme Smith said about ABD's retirement
According to former Proteas skipper Graeme Smith, AB de Villiers retirement is a huge blow to the South African national team.
07 Apr 2018
Indian Premier League (IPL)Here's the complete list of commentators for IPL 11
The 11th edition of the Indian Premier League is all set to kick off on Saturday, with Mumbai Indians hosting MS Dhoni's returning Chennai Super Kings.
| Format | M | Ing | NO | R | HS | A | SR | 100s | 50s |
| Test | 117 | 205 | 13 | 9,265 | 277 | 48.25 | 59.67 | 27 | 38 |
| ODI | 197 | 194 | 10 | 6,989 | 141 | 37.98 | 80.81 | 10 | 47 |
| T20I | 33 | 33 | 2 | 982 | 89* | 31.67 | 127.53 | 0 | 5 |
| T20 | 86 | 86 | 6 | 2,389 | 105 | 29.86 | 123.08 | 1 | 11 |
| List A | 259 | 253 | 15 | 9,331 | 141 | 39.2 | - | 14 | 67 |
| First Class | 165 | 284 | 19 | 12,916 | 311 | 48.73 | - | 37 | 51 |
| Format | M | Ing | Balls | R | W | A | SR | E | 5W | 10W |
| Test | 117 | 37 | 1,418 | 885 | 8 | 110.62 | 177.2 | 3.74 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI | 197 | 43 | 1,026 | 951 | 18 | 52.83 | 57.0 | 5.56 | 0 | 0 |
| T20I | 33 | 3 | 24 | 57 | 0 | - | - | 14.25 | 0 | 0 |
| T20 | 86 | 7 | 96 | 148 | 4 | 37.0 | 24.0 | 9.25 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 259 | 1,968 | 1,796 | 47 | 38.21 | 41.8 | 5.47 | 0 | 0 | |
| First Class | 165 | 1,786 | 1,132 | 11 | 102.9 | 162.3 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 |
