Australian batting mainstay Steve Smith has evolved as one of the greatest batsman in recent times ever since making a stellar return to international cricket. Cricket Australia had banned Australia’s star players Smith and David Warner for a year, while Cameron Bancroft was suspended for nine months, for their part in a plot to use sandpaper to alter the ball during a Test against South Africa last year. Once Smith donned the Australian jersey back, he changed the face of Cricket Australia by decimating a plethora of records. On Tuesday, Smith took to Instagram to share a throwback image with his wife Dani Willis when they were enjoying a game of ice-hockey in New York last year. Sharing the picture on the social media platform, Smith wrote: "Throwback to this time last year watching the Ice Hockey in New York with Dani Willis." The batting maestro was back with a bang and Australia's arch rivals, the  Englishmen, had to pay the price. He had an incredible Ashes series in England as he amassed 774 runs at a staggering average of 110.57 in the seven innings he played. Smith however, failed to replicate the show in their two-match Test series at home against Pakistan in November this year as he could only manage 40 runs from two innings.