Graeme Smith

April 9th, 2011
Full name : Graeme Craig Smith
Scorecard name : GC Smith
Major Team : African XI, ICC World XI, Rajasthan Royals, South Africa
Date of Birth : 01-February 1981
Birth place : Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Batting style : Left Handed Batsman
Bowling style : Right-arm Off-break
Role : Batsman
Man of the Match Awards : Test ( 9 ) / ODI ( 9 ) / T20 ( 1 ) / IPL ( 2 )

Graeme Craig Smith (born 1 February 1981 in Johannesburg , Transvaal Province , South Africa ) is a South African cricketer and the current captain of the South African cricket team , having succeeded Shaun Pollock after the 2003 Cricket World Cup .A tall, left-handed opening batsman, on the 2003 South African tour of England he made double centuries in consecutive Test matches . He has also played county cricket for Somerset in the 2005 English cricket season . Smith also captained the team to victory on finals day to secure the Twenty20 Cup trophy, making 64 not out from 47 balls in the final . Graeme Smith had announced his retirement long before his team was beaten in the quarter-finals of 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup. He has decided to stick to his decision and bi adieu to 50-over ODI (One-Day International) Cricket .He will Continue playing Test matches.

In 2008 Graeme Smith played in the inaugural Indian Premier League for Rajasthan Royals . But in this season of IPL he will be playing for Sahara Pune Warriors .

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