Top 5 Steven Smith innings

#2 192 vs India at Melbourne, 2014

The Indians seemed clueless as to how to stop Steve Smith

This was the series that saw the birth of Virat Kohli as a Test cricketer of great class. However, Smith’s contribution is often overlooked in this cracker of a series. India had lost the first Test by an agonising 48 runs and the second by only four wickets. This was not a meek India that would surrender but one that would take the fight to the Australians in their own home.

After losing Warner for a duck, some consolidation was provided through fifties from Rogers and Shane Watson. However, the pith of the innings came from a masterly 192 from the bat of Steven Smith. Fifties were also struck by Haddin and Ryan Harris, but based chiefly on Smith's exploits the hosts managed 530.

Even this was not a safe total as India amassed 465. While this innings might not have produced a victory, it certainly kept a fighting India at bay and prevented them from clawing their way back in the series.