Steve Smith’s T20 World Cup selection demanded after unreal BBL century for Sydney Sixers
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Steve Smith, the legendary Australian cricketer, has announced his retirement from International One-Day games but continues to feature in T20 cricket with the hope of making a T20I comeback and has scored his fourth BBL century during the Sydney Smash in the 15th edition of the BBL.
Steve Smith, the legendary Australian batter, returned to feature in the Sydney Sixers playing XI for the remainder of the BBL season after ending his streak with the Australian national team in the Ashes. He made a comeback against the Hobart Hurricanes, but that game was washed out by rain.
Steve Smith is giving Australian selectors every reason to be part of the ICC T20 World Cup squad, which will be played in India and Sri Lanka in 2026. Moreover, it is also a shame that he has not bagged an IPL contract over the past three seasons, despite his very best in the BBL.
Steve Smith plays an unhesitant innings in the BBL; ICC T20 World Cup selection on the line
Steve Smith not only batted stupendously for his century in the BBL, but also for the mammoth partnership alongside Babar Azam to give the Sixers the early momentum they needed for the 190-run chase.
However, other than fetching runs for his team, Steve Smith, the batter, showed his utter finesse as he smashed a century off just 41 balls, which was a flawless and unhesitant innings in the Australian league.
Smith hit 9 sixes during the innings alongside his 5 fours and scored his hundred at a strike rate of 238.09. The Sydney Sixers won the match with 16 balls remaining, and Steve Smith will be awarded the Player of the Match.
Smith becomes the player with the most centuries in BBL
The Australian superstar shocked all with his masterclass performance, as he also got the most successful season in the history of the BBL. Against Ryan Hadley, Smith scored 32 runs in a single over, the most ever scored in a single over in the history of the BBL.
Steve Smith, with his fourth century in the Big Bash League history, became the highest centurion in the history of the tournament, surpassing the records of himself and former Australian teammates David Warner and Usman Khawaja.
Having played 36 matches in his BBL career, he amassed 1318 runs at an average of 48.81 and a healthy strike rate of 150+. He has eight half-centuries and four centuries in his BBL career.
"They will ended up paying price for it," Australian fans warn Cricket Australia over Steve Smith's exclusion from the 2026 T20 World Cup
Greatest batter I’ve ever seen
— jay🏎️ (@DR3Propaganda) January 16, 2026
Don't know why Australia didn't pick him, they don't have an upgrade on him anyways
— PingPong (@Trojanhorse1225) January 16, 2026
It’s a shame we won’t get to see this monster version of Steve Smith at the T20 World Cup. pic.twitter.com/sTigsrGQ6o
— Honey (@stevensmithclub) January 16, 2026
FASTEST HUNDRED IN BBL HISTORY
— JB (@93Yorker) January 16, 2026
Craig Simmons (39 balls)
Mitchell Owen (39 balls)
Steve smith*(41 balls)
Glenn Maxwell (41 balls)
Steve smith is creating the history 🤯🤯.pic.twitter.com/qOIffbGopw
32 runs in the over - the most runs in an over in BBL history
— Cricketopia (@CricketopiaCom) January 16, 2026
4 consecutive Sixes
Steve Smith scores a 41 ball Hundred 🔥
pic.twitter.com/CprVyxA2od
Ohhh man, is he peaking again ?
— Utsav Bhati (@bhati_utsav) January 16, 2026
Steve Smith is ridiculous, what an innings. Australia selectors better take him to the T20 world cup.
— Mhukahuru🐘🐘🐘ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ (@tondechipunza) January 16, 2026
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