A handy T20 cricketer, Dwayne Smith was likened to the great West Indies batting legend Sir Viv Richards when he arrived on the cricketing scene. Smith now also doubles up as a decent medium-pacer with more than 120 wickets against his name in first-class cricket and more than 60 scalps in T20s. Smith has represented West Indies in all three formats of the game, but it is in T20 cricket that he has established a fairly solid reputation of a hard-hitting batsman who also provides a quality bowling option to his side. Smith makes his entry into the Mumbai Indians squad in 2012 as a replacement for the injured Mitchell Johnson. Smith had earlier turned out for the same franchise in 2008, scoring 45 runs and claiming five wickets in four appearances. The following season Smith moved to Deccan Chargers where he played eight matches, scoring 215 at an average of 26.87 and claiming one wicket. Smith’s high point in T20 cricket came in the 2009 Twenty20 Cup final in England where his innings of 59 off just 26 deliveries helped Sussex win the championship and book a place for CLT20 2009. In IPL 2012, the sturdy West Indian played a couple of breathtaking cameos with the bat to clinch thrilling wins for MI.