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He was scoring centuries, one after the other, just a short while ago. His average in Test matches was constantly and exponentially rising since last 4 years in a row. He was ahead of present day run-machines like Virat Kohli, Joe Root and Ken Williamson. But today, one finds him in complete disarray. Steven Smith has travelled a full circle in his career, it seems. Steve Smith broke down into tears at a press conference in Sydney, after he got banned for 12 months from international cricket. I would call him "a man of surprizes". Before 4-5 years he was considered as an ordinary off-break bowler, who can bat a bit. Then he surprised one and all by his masterly batting skills. His batting achievements kept on increasing and his fame kept on rising. He accumulated huge amounts of runs allover the world, be it an Ashes series, a series against tough rivals India or against modern-day minnows like West Indies. Scoring a Test Hundred had become as easy as counting 1,2,3 t