Joe Root vs Steve Smith
Joe Root vs Steve Smith: head-to-head — careers, honours, key numbers and why the rivalry matters.
Why compare Joe Root and Steve Smith?
Root and Smith have had numerous high-profile battles on the field, with Root often emerging victorious. Their rivalry has been one of the most intense and competitive in recent cricket history.
Joe Root
Key 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
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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