Graeme Smith

BIO

Graeme Smith is a former South African cricketer who was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. He is a left-handed opening batsman and was the captain of the South African national cricket team for a record-breaking 109 Tests. Smith made his debut for the South African cricket team in 2002 and soon established himself as a reliable opening batsman. He was appointed as the captain of the team in 2003 at the age of just 22, making him the youngest ever South African captain. Smith retired from international cricket in 2014 after a career that spanned over a decade. He holds the record for the most Test matches as captain for any country and is widely regarded as one of the greatest opening batsmen and captains in the history of South African cricket.

SKILLS

Leadership | Media | Public Speaking | Coaching | Mentoring | Resilience | Batting | Motivation | Teamwork | Culture Building

ACHIEVEMENTS

Test, ODI and T20I - South Africa | Youngest Captain (22) Cricinfo - Test XI of the Year (2008) ICC - Test XI of the Year (2005) Test - 117 Matches | 9,265 runs | 27 hundreds Test - Record number of matches as Captain with 109 Test - Consecutive match double hundreds vs England Media - Television and Radio Commentary