Also, Steve Smith made his Test debut in July 2010, vs Pakistan. Ahead of the IPL 2021 auction, the franchise listed out their released and retained players on Wednesday, January 20. The former Australia skipper hasn't had the consistent spells as skipper that he deserves but his statistics speak for ⦠The Rajasthan IPL franchise are likely to release their captain Steve Smith ahead of the IPL 2021 auction, The 2008 IPL winners will take the call soon as they are supposed to submit the final list of retained and released players before January 21. Steve Smith has been released from his rich $2.5 million contract by Indian Premier League outfit Rajasthan Royals ahead of this year's April competition. Steve Smith got a chance to played on World Cup in 2015. Steve Smith (Rajasthan Royals): MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma are often talked about as the best captains in the IPL but one name that often goes unnoticed is Steve Smith. Steve Smith was associated with Rajasthan Royals for the first time in IPL 2013 to IPL 2015 while he was picked by Rising Pune Supergiant in IPL 2016 and IPL 2017. Steve Smith was made his T20I (T20 International) debut in February 2010, vs Pakistan. The 31-year-old had a decent run with the bat, scoring 311 runs at an average of 25.92 and a strike rate of 131.22 ( Howstat ). Rajasthan Royals could release Steve Smith ahead of the IPL 2021 auctions. Smith has been one of the most valuable non-Indian players in IPL, as he was retained by the Rajasthan Royals franchise for â¹12.5 crore (US$1.8 million) in the previous season. Notably, Smith has been with the Rajasthan IPL franchise from 2014. The Australia batsman fetched the handsome sum of 12.5 crore rupees (about £1.25 million) for IPL 2020. Kohli averages 44.36 to Smithâs 57.10, and though both the batsmen have scored an almost equal number of centuries, Smith runs past Kohli ⦠The Royalsâ decision to release Smith came as something of a shock. During the brief period in 2016 and 2017, Smith played under Dhoni and captained a majority of the players currently in the CSK squad. Steve Smith is use NB branded bat. IPL 2021: Sanju Samson To Lead Rajasthan Royals, Steve Smith Released Rajasthan Royals retain English players Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer, Joe Buttler in ⦠Steve Smith The Yellow Army is an opener short with Watsonâs retirement from IPL. Steve Smith Annual Income: ODI, TEST, T20I, IPL⦠Australiaâs batting star Steve Smith was recently excluded from the Rajasthan Royals squad for the upcoming Indian Premier League 2021 (IPL 2021) season. The aforementioned move can hamper Steve Smithâs chances at the auction, considering the cricketer is set to be up for grabs for a new contract post his Rajasthan run. While a few reports say that this is because of his lacklustre form in the last edition of the IPL 2020 where he failed to make an impact, the others say that this decision has been taken after the scuffing incident which happened during India vs Australia 4th Test 2021. So, heâll fit right in. Smith, who has been released by Rajasthan Royals, can be the perfect replacement.