India, Oct. 26 -- Eight years after the infamous Cape Town Test of 2018, Steve Smith returns to the venue that shaped him in more ways than one. The former captain was at the centre of one of the darkest chapters in Australian cricket when he, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft were caught tampering with the ball in what came to be known as the 'Sandpapergate'.

Much has changed since Australia and South Africa last played a Test at the Newlands. Smith has served a year-long ban, returned to captain Australia as a stand-in, won two World Cups and announced his retirement from ODIs. Ahead of the third-Test decider, Smith finds himself in the hot seat again. He is battling neck issues, and runs have been hard to come by. To top it all, Cape ...