Smith scored 1875 runs during the qualifying period.
Steve Smith. the Australian skipper won the ICC Test Cricketer of the Year award after he had a memorable 2017 with the bat. He played some marathon innings and in the process took his team to numerous victories.
He scored 1305 runs last year with six tons last year. In the award qualifying period, he played 16 Tests, scoring 1875 runs at 78.12, with eight tons and five fifties.
He ended the year by leading Australia an Ashes win over arch-rivals England.
ICC Test Cricketer of the Year
— ICC (@ICC) January 18, 2018
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The Ashes were merely the culmination of an incredible year @stevesmith49. In the award qualifying period, he played 16 Tests, scoring 1875 runs at 78.12, with eight ????s and five 50s!
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