Smith's career was almost derailed by his involvement in a 2018 ball-tampering scandal against South Africa in Cape Town. But he said relations between the two teams were now "pretty relaxed".

Former Proteas captain Graeme Smith is full of praise for a 2025 team on the verge of World Test Championship Final victory.

Overall, there have been 14 higher Test scores by wicketkeepers than Smith's 184, and just five higher from No. 7.

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