Steve Smith and the desperation to win
Steven Smith is, without a doubt, a wonderful cricketer. He has a penchant to score big and he loves being competitive on the field. The Australian captain has come of age in the last few years.
He is ever so hungry for runs, often winning games single-handedly for Australia.
The right-handed batsman started his career as a leg-spinner who could bat. From there on, he has grown leaps and bounds to become one of the best test batsmen in the world.
Earmarked as a future skipper at an early age, Smith's grit and determination easily made him the top contender for captaincy, post the Michael Clarke-era.
The Sydney-born cricketer didn't let the selectors down with his captaincy and has courageously led the Australian team through the tough transition period.
It is, however, his desperation to win games and craving for success at all costs that has put him in a spot of bother at times, putting himself, and thereby his side in a bad light.
Here is a list of controversies that have shadowed the Aussie captain's career.