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Thursday, October 30, 2025
TopicSteve Smith

Topic: Steve Smith

Our take on Trump-Zelenskyy fallout, Steve Smith & Mayawati—in 50 words

ThePrint view on the most important issues this week.

Aussie star Steve Smith hangs up his ODI gloves: A batting genius who had ‘one hell of a ride’

Key member of Australia’s 2015 & 2023 ICC World Cup-winning teams, Smith captained ODI side in 2015. He was top scorer in semi-final clash against India in ongoing Champions Trophy.

Trump’s address to US Congress was pure India-style theatre

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

Australian batsman Steve Smith announces retirement from ODI format

Despite stepping away from ODIs, the 35-year-old will be available to represent Australia in Test and T20I cricket.

Steve Smith is hands-down the best Test batsman today, better than Kohli, Root & Williamson

Former Australian captain Steve Smith has the best Test average since Don Bradman, and does better than his ‘Fab Four’ contemporaries on several other counts.

In affectionate remembrance of Australian cricket

Like English cricket in 1882, Australian cricket deserves its own obituary. Since this is 2019, we can also do a proper autopsy and explore the cause of death.

A cricketer is a crook depending on which TV camera is watching him

Since 2006, seven cricketers have been penalised for ball tampering, but none as harsh as the three Aussies —all of whom confessed. In Chennai, you...

Last Laughs: Modi’s April Fool’s, Mallya’s marriage, and India’s fraudsters

The best Indian cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

Despite ball tampering, Steve Smith deserves compassion and sympathy

There is a feeling that Smith has been handled with kid gloves, and that his actions merit a harsher penalty. I do not agree with this.

Tim Paine to step in as captain after Smith and Warner stand down for the rest of the match

There have been growing calls for Smith's sacking after he admitted being the mastermind of a premeditated plan to change the condition of the...

On Camera

How ancient manuscripts are writing the next chapter of India-UK cultural cooperation

When the Programme of Cultural Cooperation (PoCC) was signed between India and the UK in May 2025, it acknowledged that cultural heritage knows no borders.

Consumer Price Index gets up to date. Airfare, OTT plans, e-commerce prices in new basket—MoSPI secy

New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.

India pulled out of Tajikistan’s strategically important Ayni air base in 2022. Here’s why

Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.