Steve Smith vs Joe Root
Steve Smith vs Joe Root: head-to-head — careers, honours, key numbers and why the rivalry matters.
Why compare Steve Smith and Joe Root?
Smith and Root have had several high-profile matches against each other, with Smith often coming out on top. Their rivalry has been one of the most notable in international cricket over the past decade.
Steve Smith
Key numbers
- International runsover 10,000
- International centuriesover 30
- International fiftiesover 50
- International foursover 1,000
- International sixesover 100
Top honours
- ICC World Cup winner2015
- Ashes series winner2013-14, 2017-18
- Man of the Series2013-14, 2017-18
- ICC Player of the Year2015
- Australian Cricket Team of the Year2015, 2017
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Joe Root
Visit Joe Root hubKey numbers
- Test matches played64
- Test centuries41
- ODI matches played150
- ODI centuries20
- T20I matches played50
Top honours
- ICC Men's Test Cricketer of the Year2021
- Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World2021
- England's leading run-scorer in TestsCurrent
- England's leading run-scorer in ODIsCurrent
- Most Test centuries for England41